McAnally, Bernie Thomas

Individual Personnel Data
Name	McAnally, Bernie Thomas ‡ ⇗
Rank	Technical Sergeant / Master Sergeant
Serial Number	34163147 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 545th Bomb Squadron Initial Squadron Roster, effective 28 December 1942.
Duty	Ground Crew
MOS	747 - Airplane and Engine Mechanic
Last Duty Date	TBD
Results	TBD
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 23 October 1915 Appointed Master Sergeant per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 1 January 1943. (paragraph 3 SO #1 Hq 384th Bomb Gp Gowen Field Idaho dated 1 January 1943) Ordered to Mission 'X' on 28 January 1943; returned to regular duty on 31 January 1943. Ordered to detached service at Great Falls, Montana at 1200 on 19 February 1943. Returned from 6 day furlough on 24 April 1943. Transferred to Kearny Nebraska 384th Bomb Gp (H) AAB, Air Echelon on 3 May 1943 per paragraph 21 SO #121 Hq AAB Sioux City Iowa dated 1 May 1943. Reclassified from MOS 752 to MOS 750 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #162, EXTRACT, dated 13 August 1944.

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
46⇗	24 December 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France	Observer	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⇗

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