Kontur, William John

Individual Personnel Data
Name Kontur, William John   ‡
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Rank Second Lieutenant
Serial Number O-741789   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty Navigator
MOS1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date 22 February 1944
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 30 June 1921
  • Placed on seven days Temporary Duty on or about 4 February 1944 to Air Force Officers Rest Home, Stanbridge Earls, Hampshire (a Flak house) per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #22 dated 1 February 1944.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 2467⇓ (10.428 MB)
Raymond L. McDonald Crew, 547th BS (Legacy)⇗
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. McDonald, Raymond Leroy⇗PilotPOW
2nd Lt. Calvin, Joe Cumby⇗Co-pilotWIA
2nd Lt. Kontur, William JohnNavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. Bean, George Henry⇗BombardierPOW
S/SGT. Franzo, Anthony Joseph⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Pierce, Lee Clifton⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
SGT. Egger, Richard Henry⇗Ball Turret GunnerPOW
SGT. Egger, Robert Ross⇗Tail GunnerPOW
SGT. Gabriel, Daniel (NMI)⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
SGT. Odom, Rufus Thurman, Jr⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 14 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
42⇗ 13 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑29688⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group.
Sortie Report⇗
43⇗ 16 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑29688⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Eleven bombs hung up (less than half of bomb load) and were jettisoned in The Wash.
Sortie Report⇗
44⇗ 20 December 1943 Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑3441⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑5444. Took off late, probably due to transferring from original aircraft. Unable to locate the 384th formation, joined the 379th BG and bombed Bremen with them.
Sortie Report⇗
45⇗ 22 December 1943 Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Navigator 42‑29688⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
47⇗ 30 December 1943 Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑29688⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flying Spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report⇗
49⇗ 4 January 1944 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Navigator 42‑29723⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑29688.
Sortie Report⇗
53⇗ 14 January 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Le Meillard, France 		Navigator 42‑29688⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
54⇗ 21 January 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France 		Navigator 42‑31606⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group.
Sortie Report⇗
55⇗ 29 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Navigator 42‑29688⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report⇗
56⇗ 30 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany 		Navigator 42‑29688⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group.
Sortie Report⇗
57⇗ 3 February 1944 Target: Submarines (under construction)
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany 		Navigator 42‑37793⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group.
Sortie Report⇗
63⇗ 20 February 1944 Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany 		Navigator 42‑29688⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group.
Sortie Report⇗
64⇗ 21 February 1944 Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Werl, Germany 		Navigator 42‑29688⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
65⇗ 22 February 1944 Target: Aircraft Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany 		Navigator 42‑39809⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
41B Group. Shot down in vigorous attacks by 10-15 Me-109s or a heavy flak barrage between 1230 and 1300 hrs near Münster, Germany; crashed near Oostrum (just east of Venray), The Netherlands. MACR 2467
Sortie Report⇗

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