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384th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Grafton Underwood Airfield, AAF Station 106, England
World War II

384th BG Patch


PERSONAL WAR SERVICE RECORDS

of

Ernest Vivian Lindell


547th BS Patch

547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)


CONTENTS

Individual Personnel Data
Original Crew
Combat Missions Summary
Combat Sortie Reports
Crewmate Summary
Aircraft Summary

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Individual Personnel Data
Name Lindell, Ernest Vivian   
Rank Second Lieutenant
Serial Number O-753009   
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #163 dated 8 December 1943, effective 9 December 1943.
Duty Navigator
MOS1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date 14 January 1944
Results Evaded Capture
DecorationsAwarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 14 January 1944 per General Orders #37, Headquarters U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe dated 20 June 1944.
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 8 May 1921
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 2497 (3.733 MB)
Escape & Evasion Report # 730 (5.758 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album


Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Britt, Neill LasanePilotPOW
2nd Lt. Haley, Raymond JohnCo-pilotPOW
2nd Lt. Lindell, Ernest VivianNavigatorEV
2nd Lt. Richard, Oscar Gabriel, IIIBombardierPOW
T/SGT. Harris, Morton GeorgeRadio Operator / GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Tucker, Donald PeterEngineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
SGT. Argenbright, William DavidBall Turret GunnerPOW
SGT. Mason, Morton Cook, JrTail GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Nichols, Conway BruceFlexible GunnerPOW
SGT. Wolfe, Clarence LeoFlexible GunnerPOW
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
52 11 January 1944 Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt, Germany
Navigator 42‑37788 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
53 14 January 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Le Meillard, France
Navigator 42‑31246 Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Downed by flak before bombs away.
Sortie Report
SORTIE REPORT #1383
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑01‑11 52 182 Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt, Germany
Port City Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the Composite Wing of the 40th Combat Wing on today's mission. The wing leader initially gave instructions for PFF bombing but changed to visual while making the turn onto the bomb run. Bombs were dropped 'on a city about 5 miles north by northwest of Brunswick, our secondary target.' This appears to have been Veltenhof, Germany. Due to bad weather, all aircraft landed at Seething, except as noted.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Other (Visual)
Target: City 5 miles NNW
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37788 547th SO*N HELL'S MESSENGER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Britt, Neill Lasane 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Haley, Raymond John 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Lindell, Ernest Vivian 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Richard, Oscar Gabriel, III 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Harris, Morton George 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Tucker, Donald Peter 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Argenbright, William David 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Mason, Morton Cook, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wolfe, Clarence Leo 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Nichols, Conway Bruce 547 Completed, Uninjured
Sortie Report 1383 provided by 384thBombGroup.com
SortieEngine.php Rev. 3.3.2, 22 June 2022
SORTIE REPORT #1396
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑01‑14 53 183 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Le Meillard, France
V-Weapons Site Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Two bomb runs were made in CAVU conditions. The lead squadron's bombing was judged 'fair to good' and the low squadron's was 'poor ... far short of target.'
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Failed To Return
Comments: Downed by flak before bombs away. Ten chutes were seen emerging at 1521:15 hrs; at 1532 hrs chutes landed in a wooded area in the vicinity of the target. Aircraft crashed near St. Valery-sur-Somme, France, reportedly hitting a flak gun emplacement. MACR 2497
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑31246 545th JD*A not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Britt, Neill Lasane 545 POW/Wounded
Co-pilot Haley, Raymond John 547 POW
Navigator Lindell, Ernest Vivian 547 Evaded/Wounded
Bombardier Richard, Oscar Gabriel, III 547 POW
Radio Operator Nichols, Conway Bruce 547 POW
Engineer/Top Turret Argenbright, William David 547 POW
Ball Turret Harris, Morton George 547 POW
Tail Gunner Wolfe, Clarence Leo 547 POW
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Mason, Morton Cook, Jr 547 POW
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Tucker, Donald Peter 547 POW
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
MACRMissing Air Crew Report # 2497
ESCAPEEscape & Evasion Report # 730
Sortie Report 1396 provided by 384thBombGroup.com
SortieEngine.php Rev. 3.3.2, 22 June 2022
Ernest Vivian Lindell flew combat missions
with the 9 crewmates listed below.
Those appearing in bold text are members of his original crew.
Rank Name Position Missions Flown
Together
Results
SArgenbright, William DavidBT2POW
2LtBritt, Neill LasaneP2POW
2LtHaley, Raymond JohnCP2POW
T/SHarris, Morton GeorgeR2POW
SMason, Morton CookTG-FG2POW
S/SNichols, Conway BruceFG2POW
2LtRichard, Oscar GabrielB2POW
S/STucker, Donald PeterTT2POW
SWolfe, Clarence LeoFG-TG2POW


Ernest Vivian Lindell flew combat missions in the 2 aircraft listed below.
Serial Number Sq. Code Name Missions
42-31246JD*A1
42-37788SO*NHELL'S MESSENGER1