| Name | Hushbeck, Elgin Lewis, "Red" |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
| Serial Number | O-719950 |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 3 December 1944, effective 2 December 1944. |
| Duty | Navigator |
| MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
| Last Duty Date | TBD |
| Results | Flying Combat Missions At End Of War |
| Additional Information |
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| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245⇗ | 28 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 250⇗ | 3 January 1945 |
Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium |
Navigator | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Low Squadron released bombs when the group lead released. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 251⇗ | 5 January 1945 |
Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8216⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 253⇗ | 8 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany |
Navigator | 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 |
Navigator | 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⇗ |
| 264⇗ | 3 February 1945 |
Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Radar Navigator | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 267⇗ | 15 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Radar Navigator | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF and Gee-H ship. Only aircraft to land at Grafton Underwood after the mission. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 268⇗ | 19 February 1945 |
Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Radar Navigator | 44‑8580⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 270⇗ | 21 February 1945 |
Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Mickey (Radar) Navigator | 44‑8580⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 273⇗ | 24 February 1945 |
Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Radar Navigator | 44‑8665⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 274⇗ | 25 February 1945 |
Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 276⇗ | 27 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany |
Mickey (Radar) Navigator | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 279⇗ | 2 March 1945 |
Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8580⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 286⇗ | 11 March 1945 |
Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 287⇗ | 12 March 1945 |
Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 292⇗ | 19 March 1945 |
Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8541⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Group Lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 295⇗ | 23 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8541⇗ |
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 |
Navigator | 44‑8541⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. 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 |
Navigator | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 303⇗ | 4 April 1945 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 309⇗ | 11 April 1945 |
Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8541. Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 311⇗ | 15 April 1945 |
Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France |
Navigator | 44‑8221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 313⇗ | 17 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8789⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 316⇗ | 25 April 1945 |
Target: Skoda Armament Works Type: Industry Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia |
Navigator | 44‑8789⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group Lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |