Wilson, Jerome Frank

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Wilson, Jerome Frank ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	32448939 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #29 - Detachment of Patients, 303rd Station Hospital, effective 12 February 1944.
Duty	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner / Flexible Gunner
MOS	748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date	12 February 1944
Results	Wounded In Action
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 30 January 1944 per General Orders #48, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 16 February 1944.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 5 August 1909
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Hines, James Wesley⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Burch, Hugh Ralph⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Copeland, Carter Glenn⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Morris, Richard William⇗	Bombardier	TBD
S/SGT. Dahms, Rex John⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Wilson, Jerome Frank	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	WIA
SGT. Douglas, James Clifton⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Cahill, William Lawrence, Jr⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Jarvis, Francis Harrison⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Woodard, Everett Durwood⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 9 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
42⇗	13 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑29554⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
43⇗	16 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑29554. Also see comments for aircraft 42‑29688 for this mission. Sortie Report⇗
45⇗	22 December 1943	Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
46⇗	24 December 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑3259⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
47⇗	30 December 1943	Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑5404⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
49⇗	4 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑37727⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Flying Spare. Joined formation, then turned back becuse aircraft needed 'excessive power settings ... to stay in formation.' Sortie Report⇗
50⇗	5 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29632⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑3051⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Landed away at Coltishall, Norfolk, on return due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	41‑24560⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑37816⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Jettisoned bombs when an engine was shot away by an enemy aircraft and had to leave formation. Sortie Report⇗

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