Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Horne, Alva Steen ‡
|
| Rank |
Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
34644517 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, effective 16 April 1944. |
| Duty |
Flexible Gunner |
| MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
| Last Duty Date |
5 September 1944 |
| Results |
Transferred |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purplel Heart medal for wounds received on 7 May 1944 per General Orders #67, Headquarters, 1st Bomb Division dated 23 July 1944. |
| Additional Information | |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Baker, Charles Washington, Jr⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| Flt. Ofcr. Koos, Leonard Frank⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Gantert, Harold Francis⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Shaner, William Martin⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Snead, William Austin⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Gutierrez, Harry Louie⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Wennik, Henry Nicolas⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Soto, Salvador (NMI), Jr⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Hamilton, Harry Tobais⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Horne, Alva Steen | Flexible Gunner | TR |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 6
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
96⇗ |
27 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑37785⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
97⇗ |
27 April 1944 |
Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑3440⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
99⇗ |
1 May 1944 |
Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Went over target but did not release bombs because of 9/10th haze and undercast.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
100⇗ |
4 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑31235⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37982.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
101⇗ |
7 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
156⇗ |
12 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑97521⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy, lead group.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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