| Name | Bauer, Henry (NMI), "Buck" |
| Rank | Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 37323262 |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #119 dated 22 June 1944, effective 22 June 1944. |
| Duty | Tail Gunner / Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date | 24 March 1945 |
| Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
| Additional Information |
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| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Herzog, John Henry, Jr, "Johnny"⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Sweeney, James Edmond, Jr, "Jim"⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Rubin, Frederic Edward, "Rube"⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Sienkiewicz, Henry Chester, "SINK"⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
| S/SGT. Bardue, Theodore Roosevelt, "Whitey"⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | WIA |
| SGT. Brown, Robert Frank, "Brownie"⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Bauer, Henry (NMI), "Buck" | Tail Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Euting, Carl Richard, "Dutch"⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Alred, Daniel Cinkler, "Danny"⇗ | Flexible Gunner | WIA |
| S/SGT. Carroll, Eldon Douglas, "DOUG, Tex"⇗ | Flexible Gunner | WIA |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155⇗ | 11 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 159⇗ | 17 July 1944 |
Target: Beautor Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Beautor, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 160⇗ | 18 July 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 161⇗ | 19 July 1944 |
Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97521⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 164⇗ | 24 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 166⇗ | 28 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 169⇗ | 1 August 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 170⇗ | 3 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit I Group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31484. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 171⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 173⇗ | 5 August 1944 |
Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6294⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 178⇗ | 12 August 1944 |
Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6294⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97948. High group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Deputy lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 205⇗ | 5 October 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 216⇗ | 30 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 219⇗ | 4 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit PFF ship; group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 225⇗ | 11 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑8401⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8007. Lead Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 238⇗ | 11 December 1944 |
Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead, B Group. PFF & Gee-H ship. Dropped bombs using PFF. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 242⇗ | 23 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 43‑37917. Landed away at RAF Wethersfield, Essex, due to weather. Apparently ferried to Ridgewell prior to 24 December mission. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 243⇗ | 24 December 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Took off from Ridgewell Airfield, AAF Station 167 (was unable to return to GU after prior day's mission due to weather), to lead a Squadron of the 381st BG to attack Steinbach Airfield in Germany. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 244⇗ | 27 December 1944 |
Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Division lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. The Gee-H failed prior to the IP so a visual bomb run was attempted. The navigator and bombardier located the target too late to make a good run, so a second visual run was made and bombs were released on the primary target. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 253⇗ | 8 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97986⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 254⇗ | 10 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97986⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Left his position and assumed lead at IP and led group on a PFF bomb run on secondary target (primary was obscured with clouds). The (secondary) target was picked up visually half-way down the bomb run but prior to release it was found that the bomb racks were frozen. He circled around and completed a second run with successful bomb release. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 260⇗ | 23 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑8211⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Group lead. Turned back over field due to mechanical failure. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 263⇗ | 1 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 270⇗ | 21 February 1945 |
Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑8580⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 286⇗ | 11 March 1945 |
Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 287⇗ | 12 March 1945 |
Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 296⇗ | 24 March 1945 |
Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑8541⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |