Grant, George Vaughn, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Grant, George Vaughn, Jr ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	14149503
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #99 dated 19 September 1943, effective 19 September 1943. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 5 January 1944 - Detachment of Patients, 303rd Station Hospital, effective 2 January 1944.
Duty	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
MOS	748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date	2 January 1944
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #112 dated 6 October 1943.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Lucas, Hoyt Coltman⇗	Co-pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Sparrow, Harry Ira⇗	Navigator	TR
2nd Lt. Fish, Robert Leigh⇗	Bombardier	MIA
S/SGT. Buller, Elwood Ellis⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Grant, George Vaughn, Jr	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Finkelstein, Raymond Louis⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TR
SGT. Hall, Lawrence Marion⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Jordan, Edward Allan⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
SGT. Loughlin, Edmund Henry⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 5 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
29⇗	8 October 1943	Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	41‑24575⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Attlebridge Airfield, AAF Station 120, due to low fuel. Landed at Grafton Underwood at 7:10PM, about 1.5 hours after the rest of the Group. Sortie Report⇗
31⇗	10 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑3037⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
33⇗	20 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	41‑24575⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗
--⇗	30 October 1943	Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	41‑24575⇗	Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	41‑24575⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
36⇗	16 November 1943	Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway	Engineer/Top Turret	41‑24560⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to loose oil line on prop governor Sortie Report⇗
37⇗	26 November 1943	Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑39784⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
39⇗	1 December 1943	Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑37885⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Flying Spare; joined formation; turned back over enemy territory due to a cracked cylinder head on #4 engine. Sortie Report⇗

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