Name | Grimaldi, Anthony Joseph |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-670729 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. |
Duty | Navigator |
MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
Last Duty Date | 16 March 1944 |
Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart medal for wounds received on 12 August 1943 per General Orders #88, Headquarters, 1st Bomb Wing dated 16 August 1943. |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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Flt. Ofcr. Bishop, Charles W, "CHICK"⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Ulrey, Edgar Ellsworth⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Grimaldi, Anthony Joseph | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Yee, Wilbert Y K⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Morton, Cecil Gordon⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. Edman, Bruno Edwin⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Kalas, Joseph Markus⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Parks, Howard David⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Kelly, Leonard Joseph⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Yeater, James Thomas⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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5⇗ | 29 June 1943 |
Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Navigator | 42‑3231⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Lead, Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
8⇗ | 14 July 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Navigator | 42‑3222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
10⇗ | 25 July 1943 |
Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑30030⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron Deputy. Turned back at 1435 hrs at Splasher 5 because prop on #2 engine ran away. Sortie Report⇗ |
11⇗ | 28 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑29700⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with #2 engine supercharger trouble. Sortie Report⇗ |
12⇗ | 29 July 1943 |
Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑30030⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
13⇗ | 30 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑30196⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back 62 miles into Belgium because hydraulic fluid was coming down into the ball turret, which was inoperative, the left waist gun and left top turret gun were out of order, and the tachometer on one engine was oscillating wildly. Sortie Report⇗ |
14⇗ | 12 August 1943 |
Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑30039⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
19⇗ | 31 August 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Navigator | 42‑30005⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
24⇗ | 16 September 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France |
Navigator | 42‑3459⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; unable to locate formation after passing through cloud layer. Sortie Report⇗ |
26⇗ | 27 September 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑3441⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
27⇗ | 2 October 1943 |
Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑3441⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Lead.. Sortie Report⇗ |
28⇗ | 4 October 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑3441⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
33⇗ | 20 October 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑30005⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗ |
--⇗ | 30 October 1943 |
Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑29636⇗ | Sortie Report⇗ |
34⇗ | 3 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany |
Navigator | 41‑24578⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
35⇗ | 5 November 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑5404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
39⇗ | 1 December 1943 |
Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑31211⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low Squadron. Aborted due to excessive icing (3/4' on wings, etc.); aircraft stalled and went into a spiral. Sortie Report⇗ |
43⇗ | 16 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑29935⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Group deputy; turned back over Molesworth at 0950 hrs because #1 engine ran very rough and had to be feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
44⇗ | 20 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑31211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
46⇗ | 24 December 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France |
Navigator | 42‑31211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Composite group. Sortie Report⇗ |
48⇗ | 31 December 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France |
Navigator | 42‑31211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Kimbolton; bombs jettisoned. Sortie Report⇗ |
50⇗ | 5 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron lead; turned back over Denmark at 1120 hrs because #2 supercharger was running away; jettisoned bombs in North Sea Sortie Report⇗ |
54⇗ | 21 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Navigator | 42‑31211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
55⇗ | 29 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑31211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
56⇗ | 30 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑31211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
59⇗ | 5 February 1944 |
Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France |
Navigator | 42‑31211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
62⇗ | 11 February 1944 |
Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑30026⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 0919 hrs because of oxygen leakage in ball turret caused when a crew member stepped on and broke an electical conduit leading to ball turret. Sortie Report⇗ |
64⇗ | 21 February 1944 |
Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
65⇗ | 22 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑30026⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
66⇗ | 24 February 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
69⇗ | 2 March 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑31211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group, low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
70⇗ | 3 March 1944 |
Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑38014⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Group deputy. Aborted because of carburetor icing. Sortie Report⇗ |
73⇗ | 8 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37848⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron deputy. Turned back at 1000 hrs because a gasket in #1 prop dome was put in incorrectly and leaked oil. Landed away at Molesworth. Sortie Report⇗ |
74⇗ | 9 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑31211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
75⇗ | 16 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, composite high group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |