Madden, Joseph Francis

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Madden, Joseph Francis ‡ ⇗
Rank	Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	12181352 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 3 September 1943, effective 3 September 1943.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	21 February 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 20 August 1923 Placed on Temporary Duty for seven days on or about 28 November 1943 to Moulsford Manor near Chelsey, Berkshire (a FLAK House) per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #154 dated 26 November 1943.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Bedsole, Joseph Linyer, Jr⇗	Pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Cosentino, George (NMI)⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Groh, Harold Chester⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Wismann, William Charles⇗	Bombardier	CT
T/SGT. Madden, Joseph Francis	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
PVT. Maruszak, Karol Leonard⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Hotis, Leo Constantine⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. McMichael, Marion Louis⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Woodall, Arthur James, Jr, "Woody"⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
PVT. Mazewski, Michael Henry, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 25 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
25⇗	23 September 1943	Target: Submarine Repair Ship Type: Submarine Facility Location: Nantes, France	Radio Operator	42‑29717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Wing, Buckinghamshire. Sortie Report⇗
26⇗	27 September 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Molesworth, AAF Station 107, for reasons unknown, and returned immediately to home base. Sortie Report⇗
28⇗	4 October 1943	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
29⇗	8 October 1943	Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
30⇗	9 October 1943	Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
31⇗	10 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Podington due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
32⇗	14 October 1943	Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Molesworth. Sortie Report⇗
33⇗	20 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29632⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29632⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
36⇗	16 November 1943	Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway	Radio Operator	42‑29632⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
37⇗	26 November 1943	Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29529⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
41⇗	11 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29632⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
42⇗	13 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29632⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
43⇗	16 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37816⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
46⇗	24 December 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑29632⇗	Combat Mission Credit Bomb release malfunction; dropped 13 bombs on target, two bombs jettisoned in Channel, one returned to base due to malfunction of bomb release mechanism. Sortie Report⇗
49⇗	4 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑5444⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37792⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Radio Operator	42‑5404⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead 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	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, high group, 41st B Combat Wing. Turned back at 1105 hrs because all four superchargers (electronic) were not giving the required pressure. Supporting documents indicate mission credit was awarded for this sortie. Sortie Report⇗
59⇗	5 February 1944	Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France	Radio Operator	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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