Holzbaur, Frederick Morris

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Holzbaur, Frederick Morris ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-355094
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 3 September 1943, effective 3 September 1943.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	28 March 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 3 April 1916 Promoted to First Lieutenant effective 1 December 1943 per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 13 December 1943. Placed on Temporary Duty for seven days on or about 28 January 1944 to 8th Air Force Officers Rest Home Stanbridge Earls, Hampshire (a FLAK House) per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #18 dated 25 January 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Robinson, Robert Lawrence⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Baylor, Robert Bledsoe⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Holzbaur, Frederick Morris	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Kramer, Herman Drummond⇗	Bombardier	CT
T/SGT. Stumpf, Howard Martin⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
SGT. Hutchison, William Wilds⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Maziarka, Stanley Walter⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Ripley, Carlyle David⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Johnston, Thomas Theadora, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Porter, Edward Eugene⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 25 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
27⇗	2 October 1943	Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Navigator	42‑29703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
28⇗	4 October 1943	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Navigator	42‑5404⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because pilot couldn't find formation after taking off 50 minutes late because of 'failure in ball turret.'. Sortie Report⇗
29⇗	8 October 1943	Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Navigator	42‑29703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
30⇗	9 October 1943	Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany	Navigator	42‑29703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
31⇗	10 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany	Navigator	42‑5747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Molesworth due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
32⇗	14 October 1943	Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Navigator	42‑29703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Molesworth. Sortie Report⇗
33⇗	20 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany	Navigator	42‑5051⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
--⇗	30 October 1943	Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany	Navigator	42‑37828⇗	Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Navigator	42‑37828⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Navigator	42‑29703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
38⇗	29 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Navigator	42‑29703⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; navigator became ill after takeoff. Sortie Report⇗
40⇗	5 December 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	Navigator	42‑29703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
41⇗	11 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Navigator	42‑29703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Navigator	42‑29703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Two bombs failed to release due to malfunction, so they were jettisoned in the Channel. Sortie Report⇗
46⇗	24 December 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France	Navigator	42‑29703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
48⇗	31 December 1943	Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France	Navigator	42‑29703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Kimbolton. Sortie Report⇗
50⇗	5 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Navigator	42‑3440⇗	Low Squadron lead; did not takeoff. Sortie Report⇗
53⇗	14 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France	Navigator	42‑29703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Navigator	42‑31235⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Navigator	42‑31364⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑31346⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Wing Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Navigator	42‑31364⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Navigator	42‑31346⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Navigator	42‑3440⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Lead Squadron, lead group. Flying spare; aborted; took off one hour late and could not catch formation. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Navigator	42‑31346⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Navigator	42‑31346⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑31235⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
72⇗	6 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑31364⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
74⇗	9 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑31346⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
76⇗	18 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Navigator	42‑31346⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group deputy, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing. Sortie Report⇗
77⇗	19 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France	Navigator	42‑31346⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hogh Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗

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