Name | Oberle, Theodore (NMI) ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant |
Serial Number | 39702697 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 special Orders #157 dated 5 August 1944, effective 5 August 1944. |
Duty | Tail Gunner / Armorer |
MOS | 511 - Armorer |
Last Duty Date | TBD |
Results | TBD |
Decorations | Awarded the Air Medal for completing six missions. |
Additional Information |
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CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Rice, Robert Eugene⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Janczy, Thomas Joseph⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Merlis, Albert L⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Feider, Leo John⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Wynn, Francis Xavier, "Windy"⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
SGT. Woloszyk, Leonard John, "Wally"⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TBD |
SGT. Deaton, Marshall Taylor⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Oberle, Theodore (NMI) | Tail Gunner | TBD |
SGT. Wittig, Harold Raymond⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
SGT. Ziminski, Henry Thaddeus⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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186⇗ | 30 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Lost formation because he was following element lead (who was aborting); returned bombs to base. Sortie Report⇗ |
190⇗ | 9 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97282⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Lead group. Returned with one engine out. Sortie Report⇗ |
191⇗ | 10 September 1944 |
Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit B Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑98000⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off C Wing, lead Squadron. Aborted due to personnel illness. Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
201⇗ | 28 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑37703⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to personnel illness. Sortie Report⇗ |
202⇗ | 30 September 1944 |
Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑37822⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Lead group Sortie Report⇗ |
203⇗ | 2 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38615⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑98000⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
205⇗ | 5 October 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97320⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back, reason unknown. Sortie Report⇗ |