Loomis, Dorman George

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Loomis, Dorman George ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	16133593 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 3 September 1943, effective 3 September 1943. Transferred to the 12th Replacement Control Depot, AAF Station Chorley, per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report Dated 17 May 1944, effective 17 May 1944.
Duty	Ball Turret Gunner
MOS	748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date	17 May 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 2 March 1923 Ordered to travel to Moulsford Manor (a 'flak house'), Chelsey, Berkshire, for seven days beginning 21 December 1943 on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #171 dated 20 December 1943.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Wilson, William Monroe⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Smith, Harry Bailey⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Garrison, Keith M⇗	Navigator	TBD
2nd Lt. Smith, Harvey Daniel⇗	Bombardier	TR
T/SGT. Benson, Thomas Joseph⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
T/SGT. Treat, Royal DeWitt⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Loomis, Dorman George	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Pastorella, John Paul⇗	Tail Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Hubbard, Warren Emmett⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Nichols, Melvin Allen⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 28 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
26⇗	27 September 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Snetterton Heath Airfield, AAF Station 138, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
27⇗	2 October 1943	Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
28⇗	4 October 1943	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
33⇗	20 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Squadron of composite group. Sortie Report⇗
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
38⇗	29 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑5747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
39⇗	1 December 1943	Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31073⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
42⇗	13 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group, low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
43⇗	16 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
47⇗	30 December 1943	Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37793⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead Sortie Report⇗
51⇗	7 January 1944	Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37801⇗	High Squadron lead; did not take off due to engine trouble. Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑3440. High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Ball Turret	42‑31433⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑39962⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, high group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31433⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Ball Turret	41‑24560⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41B Group. Turned back at 0905 hrs due to complete loss of power in #1 engine; aircraft took off a second time but could not catch up with group. Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97449⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41B Group. Turned back over Kettering as #3 engine had to be feathered when hit by the horizontal stabilizer of the aircraft in the formation which had collided with a 303rd BG aircraft in mid-air. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑38112⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Lead Squadron, Lead Group. During assembly, forced out of the 41st Combat Wing while avoiding collision wih another aircraft; joined the 41st Composite Wing and completed the mission. Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97449⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
72⇗	6 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑38158⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing. Sortie Report⇗
73⇗	8 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97449⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97231⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, low group. 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	Ball Turret	42‑97237⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
90⇗	18 April 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97367⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
93⇗	22 April 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97237⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
98⇗	29 April 1944	Target: Industrial District Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑102402⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
99⇗	1 May 1944	Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France	Ball Turret	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
105⇗	11 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗
106⇗	12 May 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗

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