Name | Dailey, Donald William ‡ |
Rank | Private / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 15323977 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 547th Bomb Squadron Unit History, effective 27 January 1943. |
Duty | Non-flying duty / Flexible Gunner |
MOS | 501 - Administrative and Technical Clerk |
Last Duty Date | 18 April 1944 |
Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
Decorations | Awarded the Good Conduct Medal 15 January 1944. |
Additional Information |
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Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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22⇗ | 7 September 1943 |
Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5849⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
26⇗ | 27 September 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
27⇗ | 2 October 1943 |
Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29987⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Dropped 52,000 Code #5s 'nickles' over target. Sortie Report⇗ |
30⇗ | 9 October 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29987⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
32⇗ | 14 October 1943 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3037⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Crew bailed out near Deenethorpe on return; the aircraft crash-landed near Corby, UK. Sortie Report⇗ |
--⇗ | 30 October 1943 |
Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29987⇗ | Sortie Report⇗ |
34⇗ | 3 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29987⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Squadron of composite group. Sortie Report⇗ |
35⇗ | 5 November 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29987⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
40⇗ | 5 December 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation for duration of mission. Sortie Report⇗ |
41⇗ | 11 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3441⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
42⇗ | 13 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3441⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group, high Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
45⇗ | 22 December 1943 |
Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead Sortie Report⇗ |
47⇗ | 30 December 1943 |
Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3087⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
48⇗ | 31 December 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5444⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead, because lead ship had to be replaced; Capt Frink transferred to this ship. Landed away at Kimbolton; bombs returned. Sortie Report⇗ |
53⇗ | 14 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5444⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
54⇗ | 21 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3441⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
55⇗ | 29 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3441⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
56⇗ | 30 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3441⇗ |
Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Lead group high Squadron lead. Did not take off. Sortie Report⇗ |
60⇗ | 6 February 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
62⇗ | 11 February 1944 |
Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31606⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
63⇗ | 20 February 1944 |
Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29703⇗ |
41B Group. Did not take off. Sortie Report⇗ |
65⇗ | 22 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37801⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41B Group, High Squadron Lead; landed away at RAF Eastchurch, Essex, due to severe snow storm. Sortie Report⇗ |
67⇗ | 25 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31871⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Aborted 10 miles NW of Splasher 1 due to an oxygen leak. Sortie Report⇗ |
69⇗ | 2 March 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31871⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
70⇗ | 3 March 1944 |
Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
71⇗ | 4 March 1944 |
Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
72⇗ | 6 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37801⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High group deputy, 40th Composite Combat Wing. Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
73⇗ | 8 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37801⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97231⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
87⇗ | 10 April 1944 |
Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97237⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
88⇗ | 11 April 1944 |
Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
90⇗ | 18 April 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97367⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |