Name | Vinnedge, Roy Alan |
Rank | Captain |
Serial Number | O-725555 |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 8 January 1945 |
Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
Additional Information |
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CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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Capt. Vinnedge, Roy Alan | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Schaaf, Herbert Henry⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Hightshoe, Clarence Cecil⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Roberts, Jack Deighton⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Burek, Stanley Thomas⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Walcott, Lester Allen⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Wisdahl, Raymond Orlando⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Beesley, Delmar James⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Dunham, Lorin Arthur⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
SGT. Rock, Frank Willis⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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166⇗ | 28 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
167⇗ | 29 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group, 41st B wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
168⇗ | 31 July 1944 |
Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
169⇗ | 1 August 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France |
Pilot | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
170⇗ | 3 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France |
Pilot | 42‑102933⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit H Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
172⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France |
Pilot | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low section lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
175⇗ | 8 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France |
Commander | 42‑102933⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
176⇗ | 9 August 1944 |
Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97557⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Commander | 42‑97986⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97557⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. PFF ship. Col. William L Travis, 41st Bomb Wing, aboard as combat wing commander. Sortie Report⇗ |
184⇗ | 25 August 1944 |
Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97986⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
185⇗ | 26 August 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8007⇗ |
Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified Sortie Report⇗ |
189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Commander | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Commander | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit E Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Commander | 42‑97948⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit C wing, low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
200⇗ | 27 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Commander | 42‑97986⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Commander | 42‑97948⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
207⇗ | 7 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Commander | 42‑102449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
212⇗ | 17 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Commander | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
214⇗ | 19 October 1944 |
Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Commander | 44‑8256⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF ship loaned by 303rd BG. Callsign EAVESDROP-Y. Sortie Report⇗ |
218⇗ | 2 November 1944 |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany |
Commander | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Turned over lead to deputy for Gee-H bomb run. Sortie Report⇗ |
222⇗ | 8 November 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Commander | 43‑38542⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
224⇗ | 10 November 1944 |
Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Commander | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron Lead. PFF ship. Landed away at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
226⇗ | 16 November 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany |
Commander | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit PFF & Gee-H ship; lead Squadron lead, 41st Bomb Wing D group. Landed away at RAF Tilstock, Shropshire, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
228⇗ | 23 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Commander | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, B group; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
232⇗ | 29 November 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Commander | 43‑38542⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
234⇗ | 2 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany |
Commander | 43‑38262⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
240⇗ | 18 December 1944 |
Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany |
Commander | 44‑8216⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |