Hannah, Gerald Salone

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	Date of Birth: 19 June 1916 Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #181 dated 12 September 1944. Wounded In Action (WIA) on 5 November 1944.

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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