Gustitus, Clarence Charles

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Gustitus, Clarence Charles, "Gus" ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	13025146 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #234 dated 28 November 1944, effective 28 November 1944.
Duty	Togglier
MOS	612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date	TBD
Results	TBD
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 8 November 1922 Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 26 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #66 dated 26 March 1945.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 44-12-16-517⇓ (4.051 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Cook, Raymond D⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Leavitt, Philip Neldon⇗	Co-pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Walker, Roy J⇗	Navigator	TBD
SGT. Gustitus, Clarence Charles, "Gus"	Togglier	TBD
CPL. Hannis, Thomas Richard⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Dossett, Huston Robert, "PETE"⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TBD
CPL. Kangas, James Kermit, "Short Round"⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Green, Forest Raymond, "Barrel"⇗	Tail Gunner	WIA
CPL. Krupsky, Howard Clarence, "Krup"⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 31 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
--	16 December 1944	None Non-combat sortie	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	44‑8421⇗	Due to equipment failure, mission recall, and adverse weather, pilot crashed while landing at RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire. There were no injuries to crew, but aircraft was salvaged as a result. Sortie Report⇗
242⇗	23 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany	Togglier	42‑102500⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Horham due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
245⇗	28 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany	Togglier	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Togglier	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Togglier	43‑38616⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
249⇗	2 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany	Togglier	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Togglier	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
251⇗	5 January 1945	Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany	Togglier	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Togglier	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Togglier	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
263⇗	1 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	43‑39053⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, Hot Camera Ship. Sortie Report⇗
265⇗	9 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Togglier	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Togglier	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
277⇗	28 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany	Togglier	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Togglier	43‑39060⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Togglier	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
284⇗	9 March 1945	Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Togglier	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
285⇗	10 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany	Togglier	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38501. Sortie Report⇗
287⇗	12 March 1945	Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany	Togglier	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
289⇗	15 March 1945	Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany	Togglier	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Togglier	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
296⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany	Togglier	44‑6898⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Togglier	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Landed away at RAF Manston on return due to low fuel. Returned to base later in the evening. Sortie Report⇗
299⇗	28 March 1945	Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany	Togglier	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Replaced 43‑38584. Sortie Report⇗
304⇗	5 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany	Togglier	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
306⇗	7 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany	Togglier	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
309⇗	11 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany	Togglier	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
310⇗	14 April 1945	Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France	Togglier	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
314⇗	19 April 1945	Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany	Togglier	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
315⇗	20 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany	Togglier	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
316⇗	25 April 1945	Target: Skoda Armament Works Type: Industry Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia	Togglier	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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