Name | Hunt, John Hardy, Jr |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-760853 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 17 July 1944, effective 17 July 1944. |
Duty | Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 20 November 1944 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Decorations | Awarded the Distinguished flying cross with one oak leaf cluster.
Awarded the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters. |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Accident Report # 44-11-16-527⇓ (10.047 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Hunt, John Hardy, Jr | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Touton, William Frank⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Perry, Edward Clarke, Jr⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Hofmann, Ernest H⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Fuerstenau, Paul William⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Ramos, Jesus Guadalupe Trevino⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Rothschild, Theodore (NMI), "Ted"⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Vargas, Juan Pacheco⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
SGT. Schultz, Blaine Shelvy⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
CPL. Linn, Clifford LeRoy⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
164⇗ | 24 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
165⇗ | 25 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France |
Pilot | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
166⇗ | 28 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
167⇗ | 29 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Beccles, Suffolk, on return due to battle damage. Sortie Report⇗ |
168⇗ | 31 July 1944 |
Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
169⇗ | 1 August 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France |
Pilot | 44‑6149⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
170⇗ | 3 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France |
Pilot | 43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit H Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
171⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
176⇗ | 9 August 1944 |
Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Pilot | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
181⇗ | 16 August 1944 |
Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
184⇗ | 25 August 1944 |
Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
185⇗ | 26 August 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
186⇗ | 30 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France |
Pilot | 44‑6294⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
187⇗ | 3 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
190⇗ | 9 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
192⇗ | 11 September 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑107083⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Rudder out on landing. Sortie Report⇗ |
194⇗ | 13 September 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group flying spare; assigned to replace Gross in 1484 when that aircraft was scrubbed. Sortie Report⇗ |
195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Pilot | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit C Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
197⇗ | 21 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit B Wing, low group. Did not bomb because unable to see wing lead release bombs. Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
200⇗ | 27 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Tail wheel would not extend for landing. Sortie Report⇗ |
209⇗ | 11 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38678⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Second Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
210⇗ | 14 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
211⇗ | 15 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
212⇗ | 17 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
213⇗ | 18 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
214⇗ | 19 October 1944 |
Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
221⇗ | 6 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Pilot | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Led Squadron on bomb run. Sortie Report⇗ |
223⇗ | 9 November 1944 |
Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France |
Pilot | 43‑38842⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship, loaned by the 303rd BG, with 384th crew. Led Squadron on bomb run, but had to make a second run because of conflicting traffic. Sortie Report⇗ |
226⇗ | 16 November 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Gee-H ship; high Squadron deputy, 41st Bomb Wing A group. Landed away at Stratford, due to weather; involved in an accident on the runway: Lt Green landed long and crashed into this aircraft. Sortie Report⇗ |
227⇗ | 20 November 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Gee-H ship; lead Squadron deputy, 41st Bomb Wing D group. Sortie Report⇗ |