Moore, Howard Milton

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Moore, Howard Milton ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	15338565 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 4 October 1943, effective 4 October 1943.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	5 June 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 11 February 1922 Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #74 dated 19 April 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Berbrich, John Martin⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Nelson, Francis Page, Jr⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Schwartz, Julius Sol⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Alles, William George⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Moore, Howard Milton	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Kolassa, Edward Leonard⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Dennison, James Edward⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TBD
SGT. Peloke, Dale Dean⇗	Tail Gunner	KIA
SGT. Connors, Albert William⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Montz, Nemours Albert, "Nem"⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 30 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗
38⇗	29 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flight leader; plane lost two superchargers and slowed entire formation; the other two groups went ahead and left the 384th BG. This aircraft did not bomb due to bomb bay doors frozen shut. Landed away at RAF Coltishall, Norfolk. Sortie Report⇗
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37848⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; dropped bombs 'a short time after the target, ... regarded as ... jettisoned.' Sortie Report⇗
46⇗	24 December 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France	Radio Operator	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit Composite group, low Squadron lead, Sortie Report⇗
51⇗	7 January 1944	Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37848⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Group lead. 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	Radio Operator	42‑31211⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑39991⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41B Group Lead. Turned back at 1105 hrs because of failure of #2 engine. Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑38014⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low Squadron, low group. Turned back at 1125 hrs when #4 engine began throwing out dense black smoke. It was ruled that the abort was not justified: the pilot was relieved (returned to co-pilot duty). Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑39991⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑39991⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗
75⇗	16 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑39888⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
78⇗	20 March 1944	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
81⇗	24 March 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31740⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
82⇗	26 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France	Radio Operator	42‑97081⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Radio Operator	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41 Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
84⇗	28 March 1944	Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France	Radio Operator	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗
85⇗	29 March 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Landed away at RAF Cottesmore, Rutland, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31222⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low Squadron lead, low group. Turned back at 1000 hrs; could not locate formation due to bad weather. Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31222⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
89⇗	13 April 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31211⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
90⇗	18 April 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31222⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
92⇗	20 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Radio Operator	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit A Wing, High Group, High Squadron Lead. Aborted shortly before target. Supporting documents show that the crew was granted credit for this sortie. Sortie Report⇗
93⇗	22 April 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31211⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗
98⇗	29 April 1944	Target: Industrial District Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
100⇗	4 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31211⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group, 41st CBW. Sortie Report⇗
101⇗	7 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31211⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
102⇗	8 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97263⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
116⇗	27 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
117⇗	28 May 1944	Target: Junkers Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97273⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
119⇗	29 May 1944	Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland	Radio Operator	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Oulton, Norfolk, on return due to fuel leak between #1 and #2 engines after bombing target. 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	Radio Operator	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
124⇗	3 June 1944	Target: Coastal Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Le Touquet, France	Radio Operator	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
125⇗	4 June 1944	Target: Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Hardelot (Boulogne area), France	Radio Operator	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
126⇗	5 June 1944	Target: Field Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: La Fosse, France	Radio Operator	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗

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