| Name | Green, Billy A |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
| Serial Number | O-2050975 |
| 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 | Navigator |
| MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
| Last Duty Date | 23 March 1945 |
| Results | Completed Combat Tour |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| 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 |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208⇗ | 9 October 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 209⇗ | 11 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Third Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 211⇗ | 15 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 212⇗ | 17 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑98000⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 213⇗ | 18 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 214⇗ | 19 October 1944 |
Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Navigator | 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 |
Navigator | 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 |
Navigator | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 219⇗ | 4 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Navigator | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 220⇗ | 5 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97282⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 222⇗ | 8 November 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 223⇗ | 9 November 1944 |
Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France |
Navigator | 44‑6512⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 224⇗ | 10 November 1944 |
Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38801⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41D Squadron. Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 226⇗ | 16 November 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 227⇗ | 20 November 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑39888⇗ |
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 | 42‑39888⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to #3 engine supercharger failing. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 231⇗ | 27 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 232⇗ | 29 November 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38062⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Hot camera ship. Aborted due to mechanical failure; landed away at Halesworth; jettisoned bombs in Channel. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 233⇗ | 30 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38801⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 234⇗ | 2 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 235⇗ | 4 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 236⇗ | 6 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 237⇗ | 9 December 1944 |
Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 238⇗ | 11 December 1944 |
Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy, B Group. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 243⇗ | 24 December 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38262⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group Deputy. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 245⇗ | 28 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97986⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 248⇗ | 1 January 1945 |
Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8401⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Waist Gunner hit by flak but was saved by flak suit. After unsuccessful runs on the primary and secondary PFF targets, this Squadron broke formation and returned to bomb the secondary PFF target by visual means. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 265⇗ | 9 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8580⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 269⇗ | 20 February 1945 |
Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 277⇗ | 28 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 294⇗ | 22 March 1945 |
Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑39138⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 295⇗ | 23 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8668⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |