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Young, Stanley Harris

Individual Personnel Data
Name Young, Stanley Harris
Rank Second Lieutenant
Serial Number O-771995
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 17 July 1944, effective 17 July 1944.
Duty Bombardier
MOS1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date 10 December 1944
Results Completed Tour, Returned to USA
DecorationsAwarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 11 September 1944 per General Orders #343, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 19 September 1944.
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 5 February 1922
  • Graduated from Bombardier School at Carlsbad AAF, Carlsbad, New Mexico, Class #44-04, 18 March 1944.
  • Placed on seven days Temporary Duty (TD) to Palace Hotel, AAF Station 524 (a Flak house) on 17 October 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #205 dated 16 October 1944.
  • Ordered on seven days Temporaty Duty to Roke Manor, AAF Station 503 (a Flak house) on 15 December 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #245 dated 14 December 1944.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album




Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Majeske, Charles PaulPilotCT
Flt. Ofcr. Volpini, Henry AndrewCo-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Keeney, John GerardNavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Young, Stanley HarrisBombardierCT
S/SGT. Majeske, Earl CliffordRadio Operator / GunnerCT
S/SGT. Meche, Clovis RaoulEngineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Shuck, Emmett EugeneBall Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Warfield, Euclid MarionTail GunnerCT
SGT. Cox, Gail ByronFlexible GunnerCT
SGT. Steele, Everett Elden, JrFlexible GunnerTR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 25 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
166 28 July 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Bombardier 44‑6080 Combat Mission Credit
Lead group hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
167 29 July 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Bombardier 42‑37788 Combat Mission Credit
High group, 41st B wing. Landed away at RAF Shrivenham, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), on return for unknown reasons.
Sortie Report
168 31 July 1944 Target: Aero Engine Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Munich / München, Germany
Bombardier 42‑102959 Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Low Group.
Sortie Report
169 1 August 1944 Target: Railroad Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Chartres, France
Bombardier 42‑31222 Combat Mission Credit
High Group.
Sortie Report
179 13 August 1944 Target: Tactical: Road Network
Type: Transportation
Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France
Bombardier 42‑97204 Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
Sortie Report
183 24 August 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Bombardier 42‑102501 Combat Mission Credit
High section deputy, low group.
Sortie Report
190 9 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Bombardier 42‑107148 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
191 10 September 1944 Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Sindelfingen, Germany
Bombardier 43‑37843 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
Sortie Report
192 11 September 1944 Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany
Bombardier 44‑6135 Combat Mission Credit
41A Group.
Sortie Report
208 9 October 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany
Bombardier 42‑38013 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
209 11 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany
Bombardier 42‑38208 Combat Mission Credit
First Squadron.
Sortie Report
210 14 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken, Germany
Bombardier 42‑38013 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
216 30 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Bombardier 43‑38542 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
218 2 November 1944 Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany
Bombardier 44‑6514 Combat Mission Credit
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Low Squadron. Aborted, but received mission credit.
Sortie Report
219 4 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany
Bombardier 44‑6592 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
Sortie Report
220 5 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Bombardier 43‑38542 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
221 6 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany
Bombardier 43‑38800 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
222 8 November 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Bombardier 42‑37788 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
223 9 November 1944 Target: Ground Installations
Type: Military
Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France
Bombardier 44‑6135 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
224 10 November 1944 Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Bombardier 43‑38752 Combat Mission Credit
41C Group, High Squadron. Landed away on continent due to low fuel.
Sortie Report
227 20 November 1944 Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Bombardier 44‑6592 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
234 2 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany
Navigator 42‑38208 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
235 4 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Soest, Germany
Navigator 42‑37788 Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
237 9 December 1944 Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany
Navigator 42‑97960 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
238 11 December 1944 Target: Road & Rail Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Navigator 44‑6105 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron, D Group.
Sortie Report
239 12 December 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Navigator 44‑6514 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report

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