| Name | Capps, Milburn Perry ‡ |
| Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 38183136 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #77 dated 21 August 1943, effective 21 August 1943. |
| Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner / Flexible Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date | 29 March 1944 |
| Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
| Additional Information |
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| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Yelvington, Melton Albert, "Rebel"⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Furber, Donald Wilson⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Broat, Arthur E⇗ | Navigator | WIA |
| 2nd Lt. Cecil, Boyd Allen⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
| T/SGT. Sigler, Edwin Robert⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | TBD |
| SGT. Capps, Milburn Perry | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
| S/SGT. Paige, Robert Eugene⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| S/SGT. Albertson, Harry Edward⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Davis, Edward Douglas⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Smith, Bob (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20⇗ | 3 September 1943 |
Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 41‑24557⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗ |
| 21⇗ | 6 September 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Deanland, East Sussex, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 23⇗ | 9 September 1943 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Lille-Vendeville, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5444⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 24⇗ | 16 September 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Chivenor, Devon. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 26⇗ | 27 September 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Snetterton Heath Airfield, AAF Station 138, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 27⇗ | 2 October 1943 |
Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 28⇗ | 4 October 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| --⇗ | 30 October 1943 |
Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31073⇗ |
This ground spare aircraft may have replaced 41-24578 originally assigned to the Yelvington Crew. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 36⇗ | 16 November 1943 |
Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 37⇗ | 26 November 1943 |
Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
| 47⇗ | 30 December 1943 |
Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 49⇗ | 4 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 50⇗ | 5 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37758⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 54⇗ | 21 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 55⇗ | 29 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 56⇗ | 30 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 60⇗ | 6 February 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29554⇗ |
Did not take off. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 61⇗ | 8 February 1944 |
Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31375⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Flying Spare. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 62⇗ | 11 February 1944 |
Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 63⇗ | 20 February 1944 |
Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31166⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 64⇗ | 21 February 1944 |
Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31166⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 65⇗ | 22 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31166⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 66⇗ | 24 February 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31166⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 67⇗ | 25 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 41‑24578⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron, Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 73⇗ | 8 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31166⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 74⇗ | 9 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97477⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 75⇗ | 16 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, high group, 40th B Composite Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 76⇗ | 18 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31166⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 80⇗ | 23 March 1944 |
Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37785⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 81⇗ | 24 March 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37758⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97124⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 94 Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 84⇗ | 28 March 1944 |
Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97124⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 85⇗ | 29 March 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97124⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97124⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1003 hrs; could not locate formation due to bad weather. Bombs jettisoned in Channel due to malfunction of bomb bay doors. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 87⇗ | 10 April 1944 |
Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97124⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |