Name | Keyser, William Ross, "Bill", Jr |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-926421 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #26 dated 2 February 1945, effective 2 February 1945. |
Duty | Navigator |
MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
Last Duty Date | June 1945 |
Results | Flying Combat Missions At End Of War |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Drew, James Lawrence, "Larry"⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Rotherham, James H⇗ | Co-pilot | TR |
2nd Lt. Keyser, William Ross, Jr, "Bill" | Navigator | FCMEW |
CPL. Seymour, Kenneth Thomas⇗ | Togglier | FCMEW |
CPL. Lustig, David Carl, Jr, "Dave"⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | FCMEW |
CPL. Lanham, Theodore James, "Ted"⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Snider, William Paul, "Paul"⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TBD |
CPL. Lillico, Douglas Crawford, Jr⇗ | Tail Gunner | FCMEW |
CPL. Winsby, William Edgar⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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266⇗ | 14 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38752⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
268⇗ | 19 February 1945 |
Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38647⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
269⇗ | 20 February 1945 |
Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
270⇗ | 21 February 1945 |
Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
271⇗ | 22 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38800⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
272⇗ | 23 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑38013⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Turned back with a feathered prop. Sortie Report⇗ |
273⇗ | 24 February 1945 |
Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38757⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
274⇗ | 25 February 1945 |
Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑37843⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
276⇗ | 27 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38800⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
277⇗ | 28 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38752⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
278⇗ | 1 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
282⇗ | 7 March 1945 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
288⇗ | 14 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
289⇗ | 15 March 1945 |
Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
290⇗ | 17 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany |
Navigator | 43‑39053⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
292⇗ | 19 March 1945 |
Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
293⇗ | 20 March 1945 |
Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
295⇗ | 23 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
297⇗ | 24 March 1945 |
Target: Twente Enschede Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands |
Navigator | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
300⇗ | 30 March 1945 |
Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard Machine Shop Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6898⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
301⇗ | 31 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
303⇗ | 4 April 1945 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8853⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
311⇗ | 15 April 1945 |
Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France |
Navigator | 44‑8668⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
315⇗ | 20 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |