Asby, Sidney Lee, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Asby, Sidney Lee, Jr ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	38520031
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #243 dated 11 December 1944, effective 11 December 1944. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station Chorley, effective 14 May 1945.
Duty	Ball Turret Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	14 May 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 20 June 1924 Promoted to Sergeant effective 30 December 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #260 dated 30 December 1944. Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS 612 effective 26 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #46 dated 26 February 1945. Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 26 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #66 dated 26 March 1945. Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to Furzedown House, AAF Station 563 (a Flak house) on 11 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #76 dated 9 April 1945.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Barrier, Robert Edgar⇗	Pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Bragg, Weldon Carey⇗	Co-pilot	WNC
2nd Lt. Cherry, Joseph H⇗	Navigator	FCMEW
Flt. Ofcr. Schumer, Gerald (NMI)⇗	Bombardier	WIA
CPL. Cawthon, William Hilton⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Barnes, Lawrence Valentine, Jr⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TBD
CPL. Asby, Sidney Lee, Jr	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Matthews, Frederick Donald⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Plont, George John⇗	Flexible Gunner	FCMEW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 34 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Ball Turret	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑102500⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Left formation over friendly territory and crash-landed near Okegem, Belgium, with battle damage. Seven crewmembers had bailed out and the pilot and co-pilot landed the aircraft in a field. Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
255⇗	15 January 1945	Target: Neuburg Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
258⇗	21 January 1945	Target: Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
259⇗	22 January 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
262⇗	29 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Siegen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑39060⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
263⇗	1 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Waist Gunner wounded. Sortie Report⇗
265⇗	9 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Ball Turret	44‑6909⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
266⇗	14 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
274⇗	25 February 1945	Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
277⇗	28 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
279⇗	2 March 1945	Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑39236⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
287⇗	12 March 1945	Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38588⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
289⇗	15 March 1945	Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
291⇗	18 March 1945	Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38588⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38588⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
293⇗	20 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38588⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
294⇗	22 March 1945	Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38588⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
296⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38588⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38588⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
304⇗	5 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑39197⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
306⇗	7 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
307⇗	9 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany	Ball Turret	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
308⇗	10 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Ball Turret	44‑6909⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned four bombs to base. Sortie Report⇗

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