Vargas, Juan Pacheco

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Vargas, Juan Pacheco ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	19148513
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 17 July 1944, effective 17 July 1944.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	26 November 1944
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #186 dated 20 September 1944. Placed on seven (7) days Temporary Duty (TD) to Bucklands, AAF Station 511 (a Flak House) on 30 September 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #193 dated 30 September 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Hunt, John Hardy, Jr⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Touton, William Frank⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Perry, Edward Clarke, Jr⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Hofmann, Ernest H⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Fuerstenau, Paul William⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Ramos, Jesus Guadalupe Trevino⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Rothschild, Theodore (NMI), "Ted"⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Vargas, Juan Pacheco	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Schultz, Blaine Shelvy⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
CPL. Linn, Clifford LeRoy⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 34 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
165⇗	25 July 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France	Tail Gunner	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
166⇗	28 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Beccles, Suffolk, on return due to battle damage. Sortie Report⇗
168⇗	31 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
169⇗	1 August 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France	Tail Gunner	44‑6149⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
170⇗	3 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France	Tail Gunner	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit H Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
171⇗	4 August 1944	Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
177⇗	11 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France	Tail Gunner	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
180⇗	14 August 1944	Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗
181⇗	16 August 1944	Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
184⇗	25 August 1944	Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
185⇗	26 August 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗
186⇗	30 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France	Tail Gunner	44‑6294⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
187⇗	3 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
188⇗	5 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
190⇗	9 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
192⇗	11 September 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107083⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Rudder out on landing. Sortie Report⇗
194⇗	13 September 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group flying spare; assigned to replace Gross in 1484 when that aircraft was scrubbed. Sortie Report⇗
195⇗	17 September 1944	Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands	Tail Gunner	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit C Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
197⇗	21 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
198⇗	25 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit B Wing, low group. Did not bomb because unable to see wing lead release bombs. Sortie Report⇗
199⇗	26 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
200⇗	27 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Tail wheel would not extend for landing. Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Second Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
210⇗	14 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
211⇗	15 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
213⇗	18 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
214⇗	19 October 1944	Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Led Squadron on bomb run. Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Tail Gunner	43‑38842⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship, loaned by the 303rd BG, with 384th crew. Led Squadron on bomb run, but had to make a second run because of conflicting traffic. Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8211⇗	Combat Mission Credit Gee-H ship; lead Squadron deputy, 41st Bomb Wing D group. Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
230⇗	26 November 1944	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Altenbeken, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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