Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Hannah, Gerald Salone ‡
|
| Rank |
Corporal / Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
34681222 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
- Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #174 dated 31 August 1944, effective 31 August 1944.
- Transferred to the Detachment of Patients, 4303, U.S. Army Hospital Plant, APO 594, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 20 November 1944, effective 18 November 1944.
|
| Duty |
Flexible Gunner / Togglier |
| MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
| Last Duty Date |
18 November 1944 |
| Results |
Wounded In Action |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 5 November 1944 per General Orders #516, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 11 November 1944. |
| Additional Information | |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Goodson, John Schley, Jr⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Cahill, Martin Owen, Jr⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Fox, Jacob Wesley, Jr⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
| CPL. Garley, Richard Albert⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
| PVT. Murdza, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Einhouse, Raymond Dale⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| CPL. McFalls, Johnny Winslow⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Hannah, Gerald Salone | Flexible Gunner | WIA |
| CPL. Line, Harold Ivan⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 6
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
211⇗ |
15 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
215⇗ |
25 October 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Togglier |
43‑38766⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
217⇗ |
1 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Togglier |
43‑38501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
218⇗ |
2 November 1944 |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany |
Togglier |
43‑38766⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
219⇗ |
4 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Togglier |
43‑38747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
220⇗ |
5 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Togglier |
42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
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