| Name | Bianca, Buddy Armand ‡ |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 20258225 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #134 dated 11 July 1944, effective 11 July 1944. |
| Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date | 5 October 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 9754⇓ (41.261 MB) |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Martin, Donald Francis⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| Flt. Ofcr. Weisenberg, Leonard⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Harrison, Arthur Seymour⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Saunders, James Bernard⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
| S/SGT. Flatt, James Edward⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
| S/SGT. Bianca, Buddy Armand | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| CPL. Claxon, Ernest Haydon⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Coburn, Ellsworth Gorden⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Emberlin, Jessie Lee⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
| SGT. Winiarski, Eugene Alphonse⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164⇗ | 24 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 165⇗ | 25 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 166⇗ | 28 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 167⇗ | 29 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102430⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
| 170⇗ | 3 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit J Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 171⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 173⇗ | 5 August 1944 |
Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 174⇗ | 7 August 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102430⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High group. Turned back over the English Channel after the Engineer was seriously injured after being 'caught between the upper local turret and the wall.' Sortie Report⇗ |
| 175⇗ | 8 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6294⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low section deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 178⇗ | 12 August 1944 |
Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group. On return, arrived an hour-and-a-half late, possibly due to landing elsewhere to refuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6294⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 184⇗ | 25 August 1944 |
Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 186⇗ | 30 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 190⇗ | 9 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 192⇗ | 11 September 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102933⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit C Squadron Deputy. Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6294⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship; high Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 197⇗ | 21 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit B Wing, low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 200⇗ | 27 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 205⇗ | 5 October 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38579⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Low Squadron. Shot down by FLAK. Sortie Report⇗ |