Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Gribbons, Warren David ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
31084609 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943. |
| Duty |
Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date |
30 January 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 2264⇓ (4.236 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Writz, Horace Fred⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Harmon, Russell Dudley⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Gorman, Robert Sebastian⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Beeler, Paul Merlin⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Robertson, Frank Garland, Jr⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Gribbons, Warren David | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Hetzer, Anthony Joseph, Sr⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Pazsit, Edward Joseph⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Mikolayk, Zenen Charles⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Gac, Edward Sebastian⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 5
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
45⇗ |
22 December 1943 |
Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret |
42‑29828⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
49⇗ |
4 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret |
42‑29828⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
54⇗ |
21 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France |
Engineer/Top Turret |
42‑29636⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
41A Group.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
55⇗ |
29 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret |
42‑29632⇗ |
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 |
42‑5404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Low group. Seen going down before bombs away due to enemy aircraft attacks; crashed near Döhren, Germany. Casualties buried in Riemsloh. MACR 2264
Sortie Report⇗ |
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