Babler, Leon Henry

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Babler, Leon Henry ⇗
Rank	First Lieutenant / Captain
Serial Number	O-750164
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group Headquarters Detachment, per Headquarters Detachment, 384th Bomb Group Morning Report dated 6 August 1944, effective 2 August 1944. Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #171, effective 25 August 1944. Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #175 , effective 1 September 1944. Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #206 , effective 17 October 1944.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1038 - Navigator-Bombardier, Radar
Last Duty Date	26 December 1944
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 12 January 1921 Assigned from 305th bomb Group. Designated Group Navigator-Bombardier-Radar Officer (primary) per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #197 dated 5 October 1944. Promoted to Captain effective 10 December 1944 per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 15 December 1944. Transferred to Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, 1st Bomb Division effective 26 December 1944 per 547th Squadron Morning Report 28 December 1944.

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 5 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
114⇗	24 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Military Installations Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑97647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing Lead. PFF ship and radio operator (T/Sgt L A Taylor) provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Col. William L Travis, 41st Bomb Wing, aboard as combat flight leader. Sortie Report⇗
116⇗	27 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	42‑97574⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Lead. PFF ship provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
141⇗	20 June 1944	Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany	Navigator	42‑97699⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Lead. PFF ship provided by 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Navigator	43‑38198⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF ship provided by 379th BG, flown by 384th crew. Call-sign Nightgar-Z. Sortie Report⇗
241⇗	19 December 1944	Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany	Navigator	44‑8211⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. Sortie Report⇗

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