Name | Fitzgerald, James Edward |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-757709 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 Dated 16 April 1944, effective 16 April 1944. |
Duty | Bombardier |
MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
Last Duty Date | 4 October 1944 |
Results | Wounded In Action |
Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart medal for wounds received on 13 September 1944 per general Orders #390, Headquarters, 1st Bomb Division. |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Rimbold, Arthur Arimese⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Martin, Gregory Leon⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Rubenstein, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Fitzgerald, James Edward | Bombardier | WIA |
S/SGT. Grieves, Bobby Vernon⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
SGT. Floyd, Thomas Samuel, "Junior"⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Moore, Lindsay Dow⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Huggins, Kenneth B⇗ | Tail Gunner | TR |
S/SGT. Brock, Henry Reuben⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
SGT. Reams, Russell Don⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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97⇗ | 27 April 1944 |
Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Bombardier | 42‑37974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
99⇗ | 1 May 1944 |
Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France |
Bombardier | 42‑37776⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31435, after landing. Took off again but turned back near mid-channel at 0930 hrs because he could not locate formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
100⇗ | 4 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
101⇗ | 7 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
103⇗ | 8 May 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97573⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
105⇗ | 11 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Jettisoned incendiaries. Sortie Report⇗ |
107⇗ | 13 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland |
Bombardier | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group 40th CBW. Sortie Report⇗ |
108⇗ | 15 May 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France |
Bombardier | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
139⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Navigator | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
141⇗ | 20 June 1944 |
Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑107221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
146⇗ | 25 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment Type: Transportation Location: Sens, France |
Bombardier | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, high group, 41st A wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
154⇗ | 8 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France |
Bombardier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
155⇗ | 11 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑107224⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
163⇗ | 21 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
167⇗ | 29 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy, 41st B wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
171⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany |
Bombardier | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy and Hot Camera Ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
178⇗ | 12 August 1944 |
Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France |
Bombardier | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
179⇗ | 13 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France |
Bombardier | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102933⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
194⇗ | 13 September 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |