| Name | Jaworski, Frank (NMI) ‡ |
| Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 31298176 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF station 106 Special Orders #104 dated 4 June 1944, effective 6 June 1944. |
| Duty | Ball Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date | 5 January 1945 |
| Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Oral History Interview⇗ |
| Photos of this Veteran signing the Wing Panel | Jaworski Signing⇗ |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Koch, Robert Bruce⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Cornair, Russell John⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Loomis, Donald Orlando⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| 2nd Lt. GiGuere, Henry Paul⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
| S/SGT. Vicknair, Normand Joseph⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | TBD |
| S/SGT. McCoy, Jesse Granville⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Jaworski, Frank (NMI) | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Dippold, Robert John⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Gardiner, John W⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Kugler, James Hart⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137⇗ | 16 June 1944 |
Target: Athies Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Laon, France |
Ball Turret | 44‑6128⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 138⇗ | 18 June 1944 |
Target: Ölwerke Julius Humbles Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑6149⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 139⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Ball Turret | 44‑6149⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 140⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Ball Turret | 44‑6128⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 141⇗ | 20 June 1944 |
Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97204⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 142⇗ | 21 June 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97204⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 144⇗ | 22 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lille (Fives district), France |
Ball Turret | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 145⇗ | 24 June 1944 |
Target: German Vacuum Oil Company Type: Oil Industry Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 146⇗ | 25 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment Type: Transportation Location: Sens, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 149⇗ | 30 June 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Montdidier, France |
Ball Turret | 44‑6080⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 151⇗ | 6 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Coubronne, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑97960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 154⇗ | 8 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑97960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 156⇗ | 12 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 159⇗ | 17 July 1944 |
Target: Beautor Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Beautor, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑97204⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 162⇗ | 20 July 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group Lead. This was the first mission of Booska's second tour. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 163⇗ | 21 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 164⇗ | 24 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France |
Ball Turret | 43‑37870⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 174⇗ | 7 August 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France |
Ball Turret | 42‑97960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97557⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. PFF ship provided by the 303rd BG, Molesworth, AAF Station 107. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit PFF ship. Wing deputy. Returned with #3 feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 193⇗ | 12 September 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia |
Ball Turret | 42‑102449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead, 41st CBW A wing Sortie Report⇗ |
| 195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Ball Turret | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit A Squadron Deputy. Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 209⇗ | 11 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97592. First Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 212⇗ | 17 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 214⇗ | 19 October 1944 |
Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Turned over lead to deputy at IP to attack using Gee-H. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 220⇗ | 5 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit PFF ship; group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 223⇗ | 9 November 1944 |
Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37788. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 227⇗ | 20 November 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Gee-H ship; low Squadron deputy, 41st Bomb Wing C group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 228⇗ | 23 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, B group; Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 232⇗ | 29 November 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑38752⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 234⇗ | 2 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 237⇗ | 9 December 1944 |
Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑38800⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy and lead Squadron hot camera ship. Assumed lead after the lead aaircraft developed engine trouble and cound not keep up with formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 246⇗ | 30 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF and Gee-H ship. Made the decision not to attack the primary target and led the Group to the PFF secondary. When the lead and high Squadrons were unable to complete the attack on the first run, led them on a second run that was successful. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 251⇗ | 5 January 1945 |
Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |