Ludvik, Antone Francis

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Ludvik, Antone Francis ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	37473404
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #139 dated 16 July 1944, effective 16 July 1944.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	2 December 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 16 January 1923 Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #190 dated 26 September 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Groff, Richard Hubert⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Smith, James Milton⇗	Co-pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Roth, Martin NMI⇗	Navigator	TR
2nd Lt. Gilliam, Charles Lamb⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Ludvik, Antone Francis	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Mauldin, Malcolm Argyle⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TR
SGT. Shufelt, Leigh Warren⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TR
SGT. Yelinich, John (NMI), Jr⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Haskell, William Hilton⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
SGT. Walsh, James Aloysius⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 34 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
164⇗	24 July 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France	Radio Operator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
166⇗	28 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102959⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Foulsham, Norfolk, on return for unkown reasons. Sortie Report⇗
171⇗	4 August 1944	Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97320⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
173⇗	5 August 1944	Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
174⇗	7 August 1944	Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France	Radio Operator	42‑102959⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Crash-landed at RAF Ford, West Sussex, UK, on return due to battle damage, with one seriously wounded crew member. Sortie Report⇗
175⇗	8 August 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France	Radio Operator	44‑6105⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗
176⇗	9 August 1944	Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Radio Operator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
181⇗	16 August 1944	Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
182⇗	18 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium	Radio Operator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
183⇗	24 August 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
186⇗	30 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France	Radio Operator	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
187⇗	3 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
188⇗	5 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97320⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Low group Sortie Report⇗
191⇗	10 September 1944	Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
192⇗	11 September 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Landed away at Old Buckenham, reason unknown. Sortie Report⇗
197⇗	21 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
199⇗	26 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
201⇗	28 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38615⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
203⇗	2 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back after entering enemy airspace with a runaway prop on #4 engine. Sortie Report⇗
204⇗	3 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
205⇗	5 October 1944	Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
206⇗	6 October 1944	Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland	Radio Operator	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit D group. Sortie Report⇗
207⇗	7 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Bomb doors had to be manually opened and closed. Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97320⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗
213⇗	18 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
214⇗	19 October 1944	Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6141⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; #3 engine feathered. Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41D Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
225⇗	11 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38750⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, 41st Bomb Wing A group. Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
230⇗	26 November 1944	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Altenbeken, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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