Galetto, Anthony J

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Galetto, Anthony J ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	32728625
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #190 dated 26 September 1944, effective 26 September 1944.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	20 January 1945
Results	Wounded In Action
Additional Information	Seriously injured on last mission; transferred to detachment of patients. Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special orders #194 dated 1 October 1944. Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #209 dated 22 October 1944.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 45-01-20-527⇓ (5.643 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Fleshman, Warren Gray⇗	Pilot	WIA
2nd Lt. Laney, John Neal⇗	Co-pilot	WIA
2nd Lt. Green, Billy A⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Cochran, John Edward, Jr⇗	Bombardier	CT
SGT. Richardson, William Harrison⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	WIA
SGT. Woodruff, Walter Charles, Jr⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	WIA
CPL. Mitchell, Oreal Hugh⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Galetto, Anthony J	Tail Gunner	WIA
SGT. Baumann, Frederick Herman⇗	Flexible Gunner	WIA
SGT. Decker, Floyd Virgil⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 30 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Third Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
211⇗	15 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
213⇗	18 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
214⇗	19 October 1944	Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97510⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Fourth Squadron. Aborted due to internal failure of #1 engine Sortie Report⇗
216⇗	30 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
217⇗	1 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Tail Gunner	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8409⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41D Squadron. Ground Spare aircraft, replaced 42‑98000. Sortie Report⇗
225⇗	11 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
229⇗	25 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
231⇗	27 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
233⇗	30 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit Crash landed in Luxembourg due to battle damage after the crew bailed out. Sortie Report⇗
241⇗	19 December 1944	Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97309⇗	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. Sortie Report⇗
242⇗	23 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Ridgewell due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
244⇗	27 December 1944	Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
249⇗	2 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Tail Gunner	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
251⇗	5 January 1945	Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38542⇗	Combat Mission Credit Crash landed near Molesworth Airfield, AAF Station 107 due to weather and engine failures; 2 crew killed, 7 seriously injured. Sortie Report⇗

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