Hudspeth, Edwin George

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Hudspeth, Edwin George ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-926694
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #208 dated 20 October 1944, effective 20 October 1944. Transferred to the 401st Bomb Group, Station 128, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 12 March 1945, effective 5 March 1945.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	5 March 1945
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 22 March 1925 For mission 261, 28 January 1945, the 545th BS loading list indicates GHN Hudspeth was assigned to aircraft '7592'. This aircraft was not used on this mission, but it is a possible typo for '6592', which would have meant he would augment the Ruckman Crew. However, the Ruckman crew did not take off due to weather (snowstorm), so it is likely that Hudspeth did not fly a combat mission on that date. Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to Palace Hotel, Southport, AAF Station 524 (a Flak house) on or about 7 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #30 dated 6 February 1945.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Zink, Joseph Darrell⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Barnett, Jack (NMI)⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Hudspeth, Edwin George	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Foreman, John Frederick, Jr⇗	Bombardier	CT
CPL. Lucas, William (NMI)⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
SGT. Cazer, Vinton Gordon⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Cardell, Raymond Howard⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Early, Francis Moale⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Bronzetti, Warren John⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA
CPL. Green, James Andrew⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 20 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Navigator	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Navigator	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	42‑102566⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Navigator	44‑8216⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
241⇗	19 December 1944	Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany	Navigator	43‑38262⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. Sortie Report⇗
242⇗	23 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany	Navigator	43‑38016⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Horham due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
243⇗	24 December 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany	Navigator	43‑38016⇗	Combat Mission Credit 13F Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
245⇗	28 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany	Navigator	44‑8007⇗	Combat Mission Credit Loaned to the 401st BG for today's mission. Manned by 401st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. Sortie Report⇗
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Navigator	44‑8216⇗	Combat Mission Credit Loaned to the 381st BG for today's mission. Manned by 381st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Navigator	44‑8216⇗	Combat Mission Credit Gee-H equipped aircraft. Loaned to the 381st BG for today's mission. Manned by 381st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Navigator	44‑8007⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. After taking interval at the IP, Gee-H equipment failed: therefore, the high Squadron did not attack. Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Gee-H ship. Loaned to the 381st BG with Gee-H navigator; remaining unidentified crew provided by 381st BG. Bombed 381st assigned primary target. Sortie Report⇗
258⇗	21 January 1945	Target: Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany	Gee-H Navigator	42‑97592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
259⇗	22 January 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany	Gee-H Navigator	44‑8007⇗	Combat Mission Credit Loaned to the 401st BG for today's mission. Manned by 401st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. Sortie Report⇗
261⇗	28 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Gee-H Navigator	42‑97592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Loaned to the 306th BG, with Gee-H navigator. Sortie Report⇗
274⇗	25 February 1945	Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany	Navigator	44‑8211⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
278⇗	1 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany	Navigator	42‑97592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Loaned to the 401st BG for today's mission. Manned by 401st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. Sortie Report⇗
283⇗	8 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany	Navigator	44‑8211⇗	Combat Mission Credit Loaned to the 306th BG for today's mission. Manned by 306th BG personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. Sortie Report⇗
284⇗	9 March 1945	Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Navigator	44‑8649⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗

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