Name | Kasmerski, Stephen James |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-754909 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #38 dated 26 February 1944, effective 26 February 1944. |
Duty | Bombardier |
MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
Last Duty Date | 5 October 1944 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Heim, Gerard Anthony⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Bouvier, James Andrew⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Reinlie, Robert Laingor⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Kasmerski, Stephen James | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Doran, Francis Patrick⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Morris, Edward John⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Kemak, Andrew Steven⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Kanclewski, Edwin Joseph Theodore⇗ | Tail Gunner | WIA |
SGT. Bailey, Henry Godard⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
PVT. Bloomquist, Harold Edward⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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75⇗ | 16 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑38112⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
76⇗ | 18 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑37758⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
77⇗ | 19 March 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
78⇗ | 20 March 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑31048⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
79⇗ | 22 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑37758⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron deputy, low group. Turned back at 1149 hrs because oil pressure in #4 engine dropped and engine had to be feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
81⇗ | 24 March 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑37758⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Bombardier | 42‑29651⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 94 Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
84⇗ | 28 March 1944 |
Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France |
Bombardier | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
85⇗ | 29 March 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑37758⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 0850 hrs at Splasher 4 because they were unable to locate the formation in bad weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
87⇗ | 10 April 1944 |
Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Bombardier | 42‑97178⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
92⇗ | 20 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Bombardier | 42‑102442⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit B Wing, High Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
93⇗ | 22 April 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102442⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97178⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
96⇗ | 27 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Bombardier | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Did not attack target due to malfunction of bomb bay doors; dropped 2x1000# GP bombs between IP and target. Sortie Report⇗ |
119⇗ | 29 May 1944 |
Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland |
Bombardier | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
123⇗ | 2 June 1944 |
Target: Four Medium Howitzer Batteries, Tactical Support Type: Military Location: Neufchatel (5 miles SE of Hardelot), France |
Bombardier | 42‑97699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group Lead. PFF ship and unidentified crew members provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗ |
126⇗ | 5 June 1944 |
Target: Field Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: La Fosse, France |
Bombardier | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
128⇗ | 6 June 1944 |
Target: Two Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France |
Navigator | 42‑97699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit L Squadron Lead. PFF ship and unidentified crew members provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗ |
131⇗ | 8 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D) Type: Transportation Location: Orleans, France |
Bombardier | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Wing, Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
132⇗ | 10 June 1944 |
Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nantes & Vannes, France |
Bombardier | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
136⇗ | 15 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: La Possonnièrre, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
145⇗ | 24 June 1944 |
Target: German Vacuum Oil Company Type: Oil Industry Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97687⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead, 41st B wing. PFF ship and unidentified crew members provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗ |
147⇗ | 27 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France |
Bombardier | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead, 41st A section. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
151⇗ | 6 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Coubronne, France |
Bombardier | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Bombardier | 42‑40018⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. PFF ship provided by the 379th BG, Kimbolton, AAF Station 117. Sortie Report⇗ |
188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97948. High group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Bombardier | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit C Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Deputy lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
205⇗ | 5 October 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |