McNamara, John Gordon

Individual Personnel Data
Name McNamara, John Gordon
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Rank Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number O-822758
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #116 dated 19 June 1944, effective 19 June 1944.
Duty Co-pilot / Pilot
MOS1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date 27 November 1944
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 9 June 1923
  • Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to Eynsham Hall, Station 587 (a Flak House) on 12 September 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #179 dated 8 September 1944.
Related Documents Accident Report # 44-10-19-526⇓ (2.858 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Neville, Harry Walter⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. McNamara, John GordonCo-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Hobdey, Cecil Delwin, "Hobbie"⇗NavigatorTBD
2nd Lt. Denton, Horace Bruce⇗BombardierCT
S/SGT. Lay, Obert Merle⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
S/SGT. DeLauri, Angelo (NMI)⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Kania, Stanley Joseph⇗Ball Turret GunnerTBD
CPL. Olson, Robert Woodrow⇗Tail GunnerCT
CPL. Harper, Jack Rollin⇗Flexible GunnerCT
SGT. Gaston, David William⇗Flexible GunnerWIA
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 34 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
150⇗ 4 July 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dreux (Conches-en-Ouche), France 		Co-pilot 42‑97204⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High section lead, high group.
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151⇗ 6 July 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Coubronne, France 		Co-pilot 42‑38208⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group deputy.
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153⇗ 7 July 1944 Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Leipzig, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑107121⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group, 41st A wing. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107064.
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154⇗ 8 July 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Renescure, France 		Co-pilot 42‑97237⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group.
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155⇗ 11 July 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑97204⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead, lead group.
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156⇗ 12 July 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑97204⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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157⇗ 13 July 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑97204⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group, High Squadron Lead.
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158⇗ 16 July 1944 Target: Aero Engine Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Munich / München, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑97367⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron Hot Camera Ship. Crash-landed at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, on return due to battle damage.
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160⇗ 18 July 1944 Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑97237⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group, Hot Camera ship.
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161⇗ 19 July 1944 Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑97204⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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164⇗ 24 July 1944 Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France 		Co-pilot 44‑6149⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group.
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165⇗ 25 July 1944 Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel,
& La Chapelle en Juger, France 		Co-pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Group.
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166⇗ 28 July 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Co-pilot 44‑6149⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group hot camera ship.
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167⇗ 29 July 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Co-pilot 44‑8011⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy, high group, 41st B wing.
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168⇗ 31 July 1944 Target: Aero Engine Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Munich / München, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑38208⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group Deputy and Hot Camera Ship.
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171⇗ 4 August 1944 Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Peenemünde, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑102500⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Group, Low Squadron Lead.
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174⇗ 7 August 1944 Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dugny (Paris), France 		Co-pilot 42‑97204⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
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175⇗ 8 August 1944 Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France 		Co-pilot 44‑6149⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low section lead, high group.
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178⇗ 12 August 1944 Target: "Landing Ground"
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: La Perthe, France 		Co-pilot 44‑6149⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High section lead, lead group.
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179⇗ 13 August 1944 Target: Tactical: Road Network
Type: Transportation
Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France 		Co-pilot 44‑6149⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group deputy and hot camera ship.
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180⇗ 14 August 1944 Target: Echterdingen Airdrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Stuttgart, Germany 		Co-pilot 44‑6080⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group deputy and hot camera ship.
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181⇗ 16 August 1944 Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Delitzsch, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑97592⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing deputy. PFF ship.
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182⇗ 18 August 1944 Target: Tactical: Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Vise, Belgium 		Co-pilot 44‑6080⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High section lead, low group.
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199⇗ 26 September 1944 Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑97592⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group deputy. PFF ship.
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203⇗ 2 October 1944 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑97592⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing deputy. PFF ship. Led wing after Major Bean aborted. Turned over lead to high Squadron at IP for Gee-H bombing. After the Gee-H equipment failed on the second run, resumed lead and dropped using PFF aiming.
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-- 19 October 1944 None
Non-combat sortie 		Co-pilot 44‑8047⇗ Landing gear collapsed on return from a night cross-country training mission. There were no crew injuries.
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217⇗ 1 November 1944 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97960⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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218⇗ 2 November 1944 Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany 		Pilot 44‑6592⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑37843. Low Squadron.
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219⇗ 4 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany 		Pilot 42‑97960⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship; high Squadron.
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221⇗ 6 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany 		Pilot 42‑97263⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
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223⇗ 9 November 1944 Target: Ground Installations
Type: Military
Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France 		Pilot 42‑97150⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37788.
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224⇗ 10 November 1944 Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Pilot 42‑37788⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
41C Group, High Squadron. Hot Camera ship. Turned back due to mechanical failure.
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225⇗ 11 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Pilot 42‑38208⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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227⇗ 20 November 1944 Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97960⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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228⇗ 23 November 1944 Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Pilot 42‑37788⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship; high Squadron, B group.
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229⇗ 25 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97960⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather.
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231⇗ 27 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Offenburg, Germany 		Pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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