Mock, Melvin Bert

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Mock, Melvin Bert ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	37462063 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943. Assigned to the 33rd Station Complement Squadron, per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #138, effective 15 July 1944. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 33rd Station Complement Squadron Morning Report - To Casual Pool, 8th AFRD, AAF Station 594, effective 5 September 1944.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date	5 September 1944
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to American Red Cross Club, Southport (a FLAK House) on or about 11 April 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #68 dated 10 April 1944. Promoted to Staff Sergeant as Melvin B. Mock on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #82 dated 2 May 1944 (w/ ASN 37462864). Placed on seven Days Temporary Duty to American Red Cross Club, Southport, Lancashire (a Flak House) on 21 June 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #118 dated 21 June 1944
Related Documents	Accident Report # 43-12-26-507⇓ (1.822 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
1st Lt. Stier, George Withers⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Bertram, Harold John⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Harvey, Ralph Oscar⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Heine, Robert Paul⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Schliske, Hilbert Laverne⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Kane, Francis Patrick⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. David, Alfred Alme⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Mock, Melvin Bert	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Duddy, Martin Joseph⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
PVT. Norton, Richard Anthony⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 31 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑29723⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
--	26 December 1943	None Non-combat sortie	Tail Gunner	42‑37781⇗	Following a routine practice mission, the right main landing gear would not extend. Pilot was directed to fly to Little Staughton, AAF Station 127, and make a belly landing there. This was accomplished with no injury to crew. Sortie Report⇗
47⇗	30 December 1943	Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37848⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1020 hrs because of oxygen failure; oxygen filler line broke on ball turret and oxygen was leaking from the tail, left waist, ball, and radio positions; four men were completely without oxygen; 12x500GP rtd to base Sortie Report⇗
48⇗	31 December 1943	Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France	Tail Gunner	42‑31073⇗	Combat Mission Credit Crash-landed near Whittlesey, UK (east of Peterborough) on return; crew bailed out safely, although minor injuries typical of a parachute descent were undoubtedly sustained; pilot and copilot rode ship down and were uninjured. Bombs had been jettisoned. Sortie Report⇗
51⇗	7 January 1944	Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31045⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous. Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑40005⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑40005⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31364⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Landed away at RAF Rivenhall, Essex, on return, due to battle damage from flak and enemy aircraft. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37848⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
68⇗	28 February 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Tail Gunner	42‑31606⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
74⇗	9 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38158⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
79⇗	22 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97081⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, composite high group. Sortie Report⇗
80⇗	23 March 1944	Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
81⇗	24 March 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97081⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
85⇗	29 March 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97081⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Woolfox Lodge, Rutland, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97081⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk, on return due to minor flak damage. Sortie Report⇗
93⇗	22 April 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97081⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
94⇗	24 April 1944	Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97081⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
95⇗	25 April 1944	Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Metz, France	Tail Gunner	42‑107083⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
96⇗	27 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97273⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
98⇗	29 April 1944	Target: Industrial District Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97251⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 0915 hrs near Cromer because gas fumes were noted throughout the ship and gas was leaking from rght wing. Sortie Report⇗
100⇗	4 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97081⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, lead group, 41st CBW. Sortie Report⇗
101⇗	7 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97081. Sortie Report⇗
104⇗	9 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Thionville, France	Tail Gunner	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
111⇗	21 May 1944	Target: NOBALL (Supergun Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France	Tail Gunner	42‑102500⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group A. Sortie Report⇗
115⇗	25 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Sarreguemines and Blainville-sur-l'Eau, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97273⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗
116⇗	27 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
117⇗	28 May 1944	Target: Junkers Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
120⇗	30 May 1944	Target: Aircraft Hangars and Repair Sheds Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
122⇗	2 June 1944	Target: Gun Battery with six 155mm guns, Tactical Support Type: Military Location: Hardelot (5 miles S of Boulogne), France	Tail Gunner	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
128⇗	6 June 1944	Target: Two Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit M Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
130⇗	7 June 1944	Target: Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France	Tail Gunner	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
135⇗	14 June 1944	Target: Coulommiers Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Coulommiers, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Wing, Lead Group. Number 3 engine went out near the primary target (which was not attacked) due to enemy aircraft; forced to jettison bombs in an open field to keep up with the formation. Sortie Report⇗
139⇗	19 June 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France	Tail Gunner	43‑37713⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗

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