Clishem, James Edward

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Clishem, James Edward ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-823315
Unit	545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)
Assigned	Assigned to the 384th BG 545th BS on AAF Station 106 special Orders #157 dated 5 August 1944, E Olson Crew.
Duty	Co-pilot / Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	24 April 1945
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 24 November 1915 Ordered to Roke Manor, AAF Station 503 (a Flak house) for seven days Temporary Duty on 25 January 1945 to carry out instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #20 dated 23 January 1945.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 44-11-16-527⇓ (10.047 MB)

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Olson, Edgar Douglas⇗	Pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Clishem, James Edward	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Potter, Richard Selstrom⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Wiet, Harry⇗	Bombardier	TR
CPL. Nash, Philip A⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
SGT. Gaughan, James Gerard⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TR
CPL. Schroyer, Jack Lynn⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
SGT. Blose, Blair M⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
SGT. Hendrickson, Frank Jerry⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
CPL. Pantazis, Peter Thomas⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 34 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
198⇗	25 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit B Wing, low group. Did not bomb because unable to see wing lead release bombs. Sortie Report⇗
202⇗	30 September 1944	Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
203⇗	2 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
204⇗	3 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑8409⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Co-pilot	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit On return to England, in bad weather, pilots were instructed to divert and land at Stratford. Lt. Green landed long and collided with an aircraft still on the runway. Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
230⇗	26 November 1944	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Altenbeken, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
233⇗	30 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit This aircraft carried delayed action bombs. Sortie Report⇗
234⇗	2 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
235⇗	4 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
237⇗	9 December 1944	Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
239⇗	12 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
244⇗	27 December 1944	Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
245⇗	28 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38823⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Left formation over friendly territory and landed on Continent, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
251⇗	5 January 1945	Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑39053⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Division deputy. Ordered to fly as the low Squadron deputy to make room for the low Squadron leader to fly in the division deputy position. Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire. Sortie Report⇗
266⇗	14 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑8007⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
267⇗	15 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report⇗
270⇗	21 February 1945	Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑8008⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
309⇗	11 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany	Pilot	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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