Franks, Herbert Hassell

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Franks, Herbert Hassell ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	14136673
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #34 dated 11 February 1945, effective 11 February 1945.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	TBD
Results	TBD
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 17 November 1919 Promoted to Sergeant effective 17 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #39 dated 17 February 1945. Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS 612 effective 24 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #89 dated 24 April 1945. Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #95 dated 1 May 1945.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗	Pilot	TBD
2nd Lt. Norskog, Vincent Lee⇗	Co-pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Ladendorff, Edmund (NMI), Jr⇗	Navigator	CT
SGT. King, Paul Ralph⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TBD
PVT. Fulcher, Harold Quillian⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TBD
CPL. Calhoun, William Ernest, Jr⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Franks, Herbert Hassell	Tail Gunner	TBD
CPL. Cobb, Raymond Bruce⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
CPL. Dunham, Rodney William⇗	Flexible Gunner	TBD

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 24 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
274⇗	25 February 1945	Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
278⇗	1 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38673⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
279⇗	2 March 1945	Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
283⇗	8 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39060⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
287⇗	12 March 1945	Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
290⇗	17 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
291⇗	18 March 1945	Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
293⇗	20 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
296⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6923⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
299⇗	28 March 1945	Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
301⇗	31 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
302⇗	3 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
303⇗	4 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
313⇗	17 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
314⇗	19 April 1945	Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
315⇗	20 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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