Name | Dolson, Henry James, "HANK" |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-741489 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 546th Bomb Squadron morning report dated 21 March 1944, effective 18 March 1944. |
Duty | Navigator |
Last Duty Date | 19 April 1945 |
Results | Flying Combat Missions At End Of War |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Gekakis, Anthony⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Thoma, Edward Paul⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Simmons, Wilbur (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Dolson, Henry James, "HANK" | Navigator | FCMEW |
S/SGT. Zinninger, William Maynard⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Wilson, John Franklin⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Ticknor, Edward Charles⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Connolly, William Edward, Jr, "Bill"⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Tucker, Clifton Roland⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
SGT. McDonald, Edward William⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Navigator | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41 Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
84⇗ | 28 March 1944 |
Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France |
Navigator | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
85⇗ | 29 March 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1215 hrs because he could not locate the Group due to bad weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off This aircraft did not take off. Crew did not transfer to a Spare Aircraft. Sortie Report⇗ |
88⇗ | 11 April 1944 |
Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying Spare Aircraft; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
89⇗ | 13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑31222⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1157 hrs because #1 engine was running rough and smoking. Sortie Report⇗ |
90⇗ | 18 April 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
91⇗ | 19 April 1944 |
Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97142⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
92⇗ | 20 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Navigator | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit A Wing, High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
93⇗ | 22 April 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
95⇗ | 25 April 1944 |
Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Metz, France |
Navigator | 42‑107057⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
96⇗ | 27 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Navigator | 42‑107057⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
97⇗ | 27 April 1944 |
Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Navigator | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
98⇗ | 29 April 1944 |
Target: Industrial District Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 0915 hrs near Cromer because gas fumes were noted throughout the ship and gas was leaking from rght wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
100⇗ | 4 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
101⇗ | 7 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
102⇗ | 8 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97237⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
106⇗ | 12 May 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
107⇗ | 13 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, high composite group, 41st CBW. Sortie Report⇗ |
109⇗ | 19 May 1944 |
Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
113⇗ | 23 May 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Navigator | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
114⇗ | 24 May 1944 |
Target: Unidentified Military Installations Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
115⇗ | 25 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Sarreguemines and Blainville-sur-l'Eau, France |
Navigator | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
119⇗ | 29 May 1944 |
Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland |
Navigator | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
136⇗ | 15 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: La Possonnièrre, France |
Navigator | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
138⇗ | 18 June 1944 |
Target: Ölwerke Julius Humbles Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
140⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Navigator | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
142⇗ | 21 June 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑102933⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Composite High Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
146⇗ | 25 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment Type: Transportation Location: Sens, France |
Navigator | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group deputy, 41st A wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
147⇗ | 27 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France |
Navigator | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead, 41st B section. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
208⇗ | 9 October 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group and wing lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
211⇗ | 15 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
225⇗ | 11 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8216⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
229⇗ | 25 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38616⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
231⇗ | 27 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
239⇗ | 12 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38616⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
246⇗ | 30 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97986⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF& Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
251⇗ | 5 January 1945 |
Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38630⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
263⇗ | 1 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
266⇗ | 14 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Landed on Continent for fuel before returning to base. Sortie Report⇗ |
268⇗ | 19 February 1945 |
Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8665⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
275⇗ | 26 February 1945 |
Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8541⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
285⇗ | 10 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
289⇗ | 15 March 1945 |
Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
312⇗ | 16 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Col. Milton flew mission as 'Cowboy Scouter'. Sortie Report⇗ |
314⇗ | 19 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8665⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |