Name | Cason, Alfred Gibbs ‡ |
Rank | Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 34355973 ‡ |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Radio Operator / Gunner |
MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
Last Duty Date | 23 June 1944 |
Results | Transferred |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Boles, Andrew John, Jr⇗ | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Kass, Robert Hiler⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Beinar, Theophilus Edward⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
2nd Lt. Malcolm, George Sawyer⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Cason, Alfred Gibbs | Radio Operator / Gunner | TR |
S/SGT. Vorisek, Donald Thomas⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Cologne, Harry Francis⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. Faust, Glenn Millard⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Butman, Frank Henry⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Stanley, James Farrell⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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40⇗ | 5 December 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑37816⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
41⇗ | 11 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37792⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to a runaway prop that wouldn't feather. Sortie Report⇗ |
43⇗ | 16 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑29733⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Crash-landed (overshot) at RAF Coltishall due to battle damage. "The A/C is a total wreck but none of the crew were injured." Sortie Report⇗ |
45⇗ | 22 December 1943 |
Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37792⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1325 hrs due to #2 supercharger going up to 60 inches at 23000ft; forced to feather #2 prop; returned bombs. Sortie Report⇗ |
46⇗ | 24 December 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑29828⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
47⇗ | 30 December 1943 |
Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑3259⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Gatwick with #4 engine out; bombed target; sent to 2 Strategic Air Depot at Little Staughton for repair. Sortie Report⇗ |
49⇗ | 4 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37788⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Lead Ground Spare Aircraft. Replaced 42‑29809. Took off late, then turned back with engine trouble. Sortie Report⇗ |
52⇗ | 11 January 1944 |
Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑5404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Carried nickles (propaganda leaflets}. Sortie Report⇗ |
55⇗ | 29 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37792⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
56⇗ | 30 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31484. Sortie Report⇗ |
57⇗ | 3 February 1944 |
Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑40005⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
58⇗ | 4 February 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑39991⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, high group, 41st B Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
59⇗ | 5 February 1944 |
Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
60⇗ | 6 February 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑29688⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
61⇗ | 8 February 1944 |
Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Lead Squadron. Turned back at 1026 hrs while over enemy territory because of detonation (pinging) in #1, #2, and #3 engines, causing aircraft to fall behind group. Crew granted credit for the mission. Sortie Report⇗ |
63⇗ | 20 February 1944 |
Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37792⇗ |
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 |
Radio Operator | 42‑37792⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
65⇗ | 22 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37792⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
66⇗ | 24 February 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑38112⇗ |
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 |
Radio Operator | 42‑31926⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron, Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
68⇗ | 28 February 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑31166⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
75⇗ | 16 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37974⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1017 hrs because he was pulling excessive power settings, losing airspeed, stalled out at 115 MPH, and was unable to maintain position in formation. Sortie Report⇗ |