McClure, Oscar Milton

Individual Personnel Data
Name	McClure, Oscar Milton ⇗
Rank	First Lieutenant / Captain
Serial Number	O-725464
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #144 dated 22 July 1944, effective 22 July 1944. Transferred to the Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station 594, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 20 May 1945, effective 20 May 1945.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	20 May 1945
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 23 May 1918 Graduated from Bombardier School at Kirtland AAF, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Class #42-07, 23 May 1942. Ordered on seven days Temporary Duty to Furzedown House, AAF Station 563 (a Flak house) on 18 December 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #248 dated 17 December 1944. Returned to the ZOI as part of a B-17 crew.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Proctor, John Richard⇗	Pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Baker, Dale Richard⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Gary, Joseph Shirley⇗	Navigator	CT
1st Lt. McClure, Oscar Milton	Bombardier	CT
SGT. Nieters, George Henry, Jr⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
SGT. Schulz, Russell Lloyd⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
CPL. Fox, Fred Calvin⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Northrup, Robert Louis⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Curtin, Paul Robert⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
CPL. Luciano, Fred Joseph⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 27 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
171⇗	4 August 1944	Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany	Bombardier	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
173⇗	5 August 1944	Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany	Bombardier	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
174⇗	7 August 1944	Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France	Bombardier	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
175⇗	8 August 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France	Bombardier	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
184⇗	25 August 1944	Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38016⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
186⇗	30 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France	Bombardier	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38213. Wing Deputy; hot camera ship. Did not attack target due to frozen bomb racks. Sortie Report⇗
189⇗	8 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Bombardier	43‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
190⇗	9 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Bombardier	44‑8008⇗	Combat Mission Credit PFF ship. Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗
192⇗	11 September 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38213⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Group Deputy. Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
195⇗	17 September 1944	Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands	Bombardier	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit B Squadron Deputy. Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97986⇗	Combat Mission Credit PFF ship; lead Squadron deputy. Landed away at Old Buckenham, reason unknown. Sortie Report⇗
197⇗	21 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany	Bombardier	43‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
200⇗	27 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38016⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗
203⇗	2 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
205⇗	5 October 1944	Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
206⇗	6 October 1944	Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland	Bombardier	44‑8211⇗	Combat Mission Credit D group lead. Sortie Report⇗
229⇗	25 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Bombardier	44‑8401⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; landed away at Aldermaston. Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Bombardier	44‑8216⇗	Combat Mission Credit Gilbert Crew took off in 43‑38016 but lost #2 engine; landed and moved to this aircraft. Sortie Report⇗
234⇗	2 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Unable to determine if any aircraft were below his Squadron on the first bomb run, he elected to make a second run, which was successful. This meant the Squadron had to return to base without the protection of the bomber stream. Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Bombardier	44‑8221⇗	Combat Mission Credit Division lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Led a normal Gee-H bombing run with the low Squadron releasing on the lead. Sortie Report⇗
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Bombardier	44‑8216⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Prevented from attacking the primary target by weather, led an attack on the secondary PFF target, but did not attack when PFF equipment failed. After several additional failed attempts to attack the secondary and last resort targets, finally attacked a target of opportunity (TOO). Sortie Report⇗
258⇗	21 January 1945	Target: Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Bombardier	42‑98027⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
290⇗	17 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany	Bombardier	44‑8580⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Bombardier	44‑8789⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
301⇗	31 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Bombardier	44‑8541⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
306⇗	7 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany	Bombardier	44‑8789⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗

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