Gregerson, Allan Harold

Individual Personnel Data
Name Gregerson, Allan Harold   
Rank Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number 17048292   
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #136 dated 5 November 1943, effective 5 November 1943.
Duty Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
MOS748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date 30 January 1944
Results Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Greenwood Cemetery, Bemidji, Minnesota
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 28 May 1910
  • Promoted from Sgt to Staff Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #178 dated 30 December 1943.
  • Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #14 dated 21 January 1944.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 2265 (3.243 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album




Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Penney, Comus RobertPilotPOW
2nd Lt. Huber, Robert ThomasNavigatorKIA
2nd Lt. Pinger, Harvey KlarnerBombardierPOW
SGT. Herman, Howard SeymoreRadio Operator / GunnerTR
SGT. Gregerson, Allan HaroldEngineer / Top Turret GunnerKIA
SGT. McClure, Charles RoeslerBall Turret GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Hunt, Walter FrancisTail GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Kohl, John GustaveFlexible GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Nickles, Mercer Chartos, JrFlexible GunnerPOW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 11 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
37 26 November 1943 Target: City Center
Type: Non-Military
Location: Bremen, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑37727 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
39 1 December 1943 Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Solingen, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑37727 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
40 5 December 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑37792 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy.
Sortie Report
41 11 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑29554 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
42 13 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑37885 Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
Sortie Report
45 22 December 1943 Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Osnabrück, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑5404 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
46 24 December 1943 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Croisette, France
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑37816 Combat Mission Credit
Deputy
Sortie Report
47 30 December 1943 Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑37816 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead
Sortie Report
51 7 January 1944 Target: Powerhouse
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑37727 Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Flying spare. Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous.
Sortie Report
52 11 January 1944 Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑37727 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
55 29 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑37727 Combat Mission Credit
Lead group.
Sortie Report
56 30 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑37727 Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Low group. Seen going down before bombs away due to enemy aircraft attacks; crashed between Beber and Eimbeckhausen, Germany. Casualties buried in Bad Münder. MACR 2265
Sortie Report

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