Corcoran, Stephen Martin

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Corcoran, Stephen Martin ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-771899 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #132 dated 8 July 1944, effective 8 July 1944.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	12 September 1944
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 1 October 1920 Graduated from Bombardier School at Carlsbad AAF, Carlsbad, New Mexico, Class #44-04, 18 March 1944. Granted a seven day sick leave of absence effective 15 August 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #163 dated 14 August 1944.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 8901⇓ (26.004 MB)

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Clements, Ben Hill, Jr⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Skelton, Leslie Parker⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Barion, Chester Vincent⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Corcoran, Stephen Martin	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Kramer, Marvin Arthur⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Susan, John (NMI)⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Gillespie, Keith Wendell⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Fullerton, Charles Frederick⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Martin, Thomas Allison⇗	Flexible Gunner	TBD
SGT. Deen, Allen Jay⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 10 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
161⇗	19 July 1944	Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
162⇗	20 July 1944	Target: Aircraft Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
164⇗	24 July 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France	Bombardier	42‑102500⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
166⇗	28 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗
168⇗	31 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
169⇗	1 August 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France	Bombardier	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
185⇗	26 August 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
188⇗	5 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
189⇗	8 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
191⇗	10 September 1944	Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102501⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed High Squadron Sortie Report⇗
193⇗	12 September 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia	Bombardier	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return At 1105 near Wittenburg, aircraft was hit by ME-109s on first attack in #3 engine; could not climb back to formation and continuously drifted behind until lost sight of; right wing fell off at 1109 and aircraft went down on fire in a steep glide; 3 chutes; crashed in Grünfelde, immediately west of Kyritz, Germany; MACR 8901 Sortie Report⇗

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