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Crosby, William Richard

Individual Personnel Data
Name Crosby, William Richard
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Rank First Lieutenant / Captain
Serial Number O-1696133
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report, effective 4 February 1943.
  • Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 25 May 1943 - to TFRD, Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, effective 25 May 1943.
  • Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report, effective 30 June 1943.
  • Transferred to the 67th Fighter Group, Station 375 (for return to the ZOI), per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning report dated 15 August 1945, effective 11 August 1945.
Duty Flight Surgeon
MOS3100 - Medical Officer, General
Last Duty Date 11 August 1945
Results Transferred
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 11 February 1915
  • Squadron Medical Officer/Flight Surgeon.
  • Granted an eight day leave of absence effective on or about 8 January 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #4 dated 5 January 1944; revoked per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #7 dated 10 January 1944.
  • Granted an eight day leave of absence effective on or about 10 February 1944 per AAF Station Special Orders #25 dated 6 February 1944.
  • Placed on approximately one day Temporary Duty to London on or about 11 May 1944, purpose Intelligence Activities per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 11 May 1944.
  • Placed on approximately one day Temporary Duty to London on or about 19 June 1944, purpose Intelligence Activities per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #115 dated 18 June 1944.
  • Granted a seven (7) day leave of absence effective 12 October 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #201 dated 11 October 1944.
  • Granted a seven day leave of absence effective 4 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #50 dated 3 March 1945.
  • Appointed to a Flying Evaluation Board to meet at the call of the president to act on the case of Second Lieutenant Murray L. Goldberg, 545th Bomb Squadron per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #43 dated 22 February 1945.
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
303⇗ 4 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fassberg, Germany 		Observer 44‑8649⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report⇗

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