Lisenby, Miles Frederick

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Lisenby, Miles Frederick, "Lis" ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	38383600 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	756 - Radio Operator, AAF (Army Air Forces Radio Operator)
Last Duty Date	5 September 1944
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 1 March 1922 Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #12 dated 18 January 1944. Reclassified from MOS 756 to MOS 757 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #13 dated 19 January 1944. Transferred in grade to the Casual Pool, 8th AFRD, AAF Station 594 on 5 September 1944 per Squadron Morning Report.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Clayton, John Earl⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Jackson, Winthrop Alsop, Jr⇗	Co-pilot	WIA
2nd Lt. Uniszkiewicz, Joseph Kenneth⇗	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Dolf, Richard Merle⇗	Bombardier	WIA
S/SGT. Lisenby, Miles Frederick, "Lis"	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Watenpool, Jerome Francis⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Cameron, Francis Raymond⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Boydston, Elmer Dean, "Kansas"⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Koscheski, Clyde Anderson⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Lewandowski, Thomas Michael⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 9 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
40⇗	5 December 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	Radio Operator	42‑37785⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
43⇗	16 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37885⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
45⇗	22 December 1943	Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37885⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
46⇗	24 December 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France	Radio Operator	42‑37885⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
50⇗	5 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; apparently took lead position after assigned low Squadron lead, Robinson, did not take off. Sortie Report⇗
53⇗	14 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France	Radio Operator	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑30026⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Turned back at 1035 hrs because #2 prop and supercharger ran away at altitude. Sortie Report⇗
59⇗	5 February 1944	Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France	Radio Operator	42‑39809⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37776⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Turned back; #2 supercharger ran away. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29651⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned Early B Group, Low Squadron. Turned back due to multiple technical failures. Sortie Report⇗
68⇗	28 February 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Radio Operator	42‑37785⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗

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