McMichael, Marion Louis

Individual Personnel Data
Name	McMichael, Marion Louis ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	16149834
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 3 September 1943, effective 3 September 1943. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - transferred to Casual Pool, 12th RCD, AAF Station 591, effective 13 March 1944.
Duty	Tail Gunner / Flexible Gunner
Last Duty Date	13 March 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 3 February 1923 Placed on seven days Detached Service to Moulsford Manor, Berkshire (a Flak House) on 6 January 1944 per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 6 January 1944.
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
28⇗	4 October 1943	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
29⇗	8 October 1943	Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
30⇗	9 October 1943	Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
31⇗	10 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany	Tail Gunner	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	Tail Gunner	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Molesworth. Sortie Report⇗
33⇗	20 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
--⇗	30 October 1943	Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37758⇗	Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑3259⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑3259⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back, #3 engine failure. Sortie Report⇗
36⇗	16 November 1943	Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway	Tail Gunner	42‑3259⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
37⇗	26 November 1943	Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑3218⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Turned back with a supercharger failure, apparently after entering into enemy airspace and thereby earning combat credit. Sortie Report⇗
39⇗	1 December 1943	Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑3259⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
40⇗	5 December 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	Tail Gunner	42‑3259⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
41⇗	11 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑3259⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
42⇗	13 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑3259⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group, low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
43⇗	16 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑5404⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Tail Gunner	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group high Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97477⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group, Low Squadron Lead. 'Turned back because he could not catch our group and too close to Enemy Territory to keep trying.' Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron Lead, Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
68⇗	28 February 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. A British Army observer and war correspondent, Maj. Anthony Cotterell, flew with this crew. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29688⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31484. Sortie Report⇗
72⇗	6 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97477⇗	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	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31926⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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