Name | Goodson, John Schley, Jr |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-822692 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #174 dated 31 August 1944, effective 31 August 1944. |
Duty | Co-pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 19 April 1945 |
Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
Additional Information |
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CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Goodson, John Schley, Jr | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Cahill, Martin Owen, Jr⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Fox, Jacob Wesley, Jr⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
CPL. Garley, Richard Albert⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
PVT. Murdza, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Einhouse, Raymond Dale⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. McFalls, Johnny Winslow⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Hannah, Gerald Salone⇗ | Flexible Gunner | WIA |
CPL. Line, Harold Ivan⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
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 | 42‑107121⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to mechanical failure. Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
202⇗ | 30 September 1944 |
Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Went over target but did not release bombs due to inoperative bomb bay door motor; hand cranked the doors but a/c was past bomb line by then. Sortie Report⇗ |
203⇗ | 2 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
205⇗ | 5 October 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
207⇗ | 7 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑38616⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
209⇗ | 11 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑38548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Fourth Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
210⇗ | 14 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
212⇗ | 17 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
214⇗ | 19 October 1944 |
Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑38747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
215⇗ | 25 October 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑38766⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
217⇗ | 1 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑38501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
218⇗ | 2 November 1944 |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑38766⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
219⇗ | 4 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑38747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
220⇗ | 5 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
225⇗ | 11 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑8430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
227⇗ | 20 November 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
228⇗ | 23 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑8430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
231⇗ | 27 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
233⇗ | 30 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
234⇗ | 2 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
235⇗ | 4 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
236⇗ | 6 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97251. Sortie Report⇗ |
238⇗ | 11 December 1944 |
Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97251. Sortie Report⇗ |
245⇗ | 28 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
267⇗ | 15 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97510⇗ |
Low Squadron hot camera ship. Did not take off because bad weather halted flight operations. Sortie Report⇗ |
268⇗ | 19 February 1945 |
Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑38747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
275⇗ | 26 February 1945 |
Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
284⇗ | 9 March 1945 |
Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
289⇗ | 15 March 1945 |
Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6909⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
296⇗ | 24 March 1945 |
Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑37843⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
298⇗ | 26 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6882⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
299⇗ | 28 March 1945 |
Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6882⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to engine failure (said to have 'exploded'); bomb load jettisoned at 'Point B.' 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 |
Co-pilot | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
302⇗ | 3 April 1945 |
Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6882⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
303⇗ | 4 April 1945 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6882⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
304⇗ | 5 April 1945 |
Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6882⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |