Kramer, William Leo

Individual Personnel Data
Name Kramer, William Leo   ‡
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Rank Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number O-774686   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #232 dated 24 November 1944, effective 24 November 1944.
Duty Pilot
MOS1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date 19 March 1945
Results Missing In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Tablets of the Missing
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 19 February 1922
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 13566⇓ (4.487 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Kramer, William LeoPilotMIA
Flt. Ofcr. Wolfe, Jack S⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Burk, Paul E⇗NavigatorCT
CPL. Morpeth, Clarence Robinson, Jr⇗TogglierCT
CPL. Jenkins, Ernest Norman⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
CPL. Scrivner, Dwight Arnold⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerMIA
CPL. Pfeiffer, Jack Edward⇗Ball Turret GunnerMIA
CPL. Krauss, Keith A⇗Tail GunnerMIA
PVT. Lukosavich, Francis J⇗Flexible GunnerMIA
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 31 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
236⇗ 6 December 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑102430⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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237⇗ 9 December 1944 Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany 		Co-pilot 43‑37703⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
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238⇗ 11 December 1944 Target: Road & Rail Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Pilot 42‑98000⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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239⇗ 12 December 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Pilot 42‑102620⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
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240⇗ 18 December 1944 Target: Road Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Gemünd, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97320⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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241⇗ 19 December 1944 Target: Railway Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Glaadt, Germany 		Pilot 42‑98000⇗ Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
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242⇗ 23 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ehrang, Germany 		Pilot 42‑102620⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Little Staughton due to weather.
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244⇗ 27 December 1944 Target: Bridge (Tactical)
Type: Transportation
Location: Altenahr, Germany 		Pilot 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
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245⇗ 28 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brühl, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97320⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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247⇗ 31 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany 		Pilot 42‑32106⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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250⇗ 3 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub
Type: Military
Location: St Vith, Belgium 		Pilot 42‑39888⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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251⇗ 5 January 1945 Target: Landing Ground
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany 		Pilot 42‑39888⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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252⇗ 7 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point
Type: Military
Location: Blankenheim, Germany 		Pilot 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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253⇗ 8 January 1945 Target: Railroad
Type: Transportation
Location: Kyllburg, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97320⇗ Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑38752.
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254⇗ 10 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bonn, Germany 		Pilot 43‑37703⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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257⇗ 20 January 1945 Target: Rail and Road Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Pilot 43‑37703⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron Hot camera ship. Landed away at RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire).
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260⇗ 23 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany 		Pilot 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at North Pickenham Airfield, AAF Station 143.
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261⇗ 28 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97960⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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262⇗ 29 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Siegen, Germany 		Pilot 43‑38927⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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263⇗ 1 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Pilot 44‑8608⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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264⇗ 3 February 1945 Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Pilot 44‑6590⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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266⇗ 14 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany 		Pilot 43‑38974⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed on Continent for fuel before returning to base.
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268⇗ 19 February 1945 Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Pilot 44‑8608⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
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270⇗ 21 February 1945 Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Pilot 44‑6892⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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273⇗ 24 February 1945 Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard
Type: Shipyards
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Pilot 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy.
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277⇗ 28 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hagen, Germany 		Pilot 43‑39164⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy.
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279⇗ 2 March 1945 Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Rositz, Germany 		Pilot 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
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281⇗ 4 March 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ulm, Germany 		Pilot 42‑98027⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy and hot camera ship; PFF and Gee-H ship.
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285⇗ 10 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Schwerte, Germany 		Pilot 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing deputy and lead Squadron hot camera ship; PFF and Gee-H ship.
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286⇗ 11 March 1945 Target: Vacuum Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Pilot 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
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287⇗ 12 March 1945 Target: Railway Center
Type: Transportation
Location: Betzdorf, Germany 		Pilot 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
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288⇗ 14 March 1945 Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River
Type: Transportation
Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany 		Pilot 43‑38016⇗ Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified in mission documents.
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290⇗ 17 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany 		Pilot 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
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292⇗ 19 March 1945 Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany 		Pilot 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
41D Squadron, Squadron Deputy. Hot Camera ship. Last seen over Ostend on return, under control, and presumed to have landed away on the Continent. Aircraft and crew were lost, location uncertain. MACR 13566
Sortie Report⇗

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