Name | Fox, Jacob Wesley, Jr |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-703051 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #174 dated 31 August 1944, effective 31 August 1944. |
Duty | Bombardier |
MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
Last Duty Date | 12 March 1945 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Goodson, John Schley, Jr⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Cahill, Martin Owen, Jr⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Fox, Jacob Wesley, Jr | Bombardier | CT |
CPL. Garley, Richard Albert⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
PVT. Murdza, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Einhouse, Raymond Dale⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. McFalls, Johnny Winslow⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Hannah, Gerald Salone⇗ | Flexible Gunner | WIA |
CPL. Line, Harold Ivan⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑107121⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to mechanical failure. Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
202⇗ | 30 September 1944 |
Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Went over target but did not release bombs due to inoperative bomb bay door motor; hand cranked the doors but a/c was past bomb line by then. Sortie Report⇗ |
203⇗ | 2 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
205⇗ | 5 October 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
207⇗ | 7 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Bombardier | 43‑38616⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
214⇗ | 19 October 1944 |
Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Bombardier | 43‑38747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
227⇗ | 20 November 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
228⇗ | 23 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
229⇗ | 25 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107121. Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
232⇗ | 29 November 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
233⇗ | 30 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
237⇗ | 9 December 1944 |
Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
238⇗ | 11 December 1944 |
Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
242⇗ | 23 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Landed at Grafton Underwood. Sortie Report⇗ |
243⇗ | 24 December 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
245⇗ | 28 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38616⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
246⇗ | 30 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
247⇗ | 31 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
249⇗ | 2 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
250⇗ | 3 January 1945 |
Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium |
Navigator | 44‑8430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
251⇗ | 5 January 1945 |
Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
252⇗ | 7 January 1945 |
Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
253⇗ | 8 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
258⇗ | 21 January 1945 |
Target: Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
261⇗ | 28 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑39060⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
263⇗ | 1 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑39060⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
264⇗ | 3 February 1945 |
Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑39060⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
265⇗ | 9 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6882⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
266⇗ | 14 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑39053⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
267⇗ | 15 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97510⇗ |
Low Squadron hot camera ship. Did not take off because bad weather halted flight operations. Sortie Report⇗ |
268⇗ | 19 February 1945 |
Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
269⇗ | 20 February 1945 |
Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑39053⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
273⇗ | 24 February 1945 |
Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8608⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Turned back because #2 engine failed. Attacked target of opportunity (TOO) at 53°40'N,07°55'E, near Quakenbrück, Germany. Sortie Report⇗ |
274⇗ | 25 February 1945 |
Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
280⇗ | 3 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑39060⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
281⇗ | 4 March 1945 |
Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |