| Name | Okert, Fred Harry, Jr ‡ |
| Rank | Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 39207073 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #113 dated 15 June 1944, effective 15 June 1944. |
| Duty | Flexible Gunner / Togglier |
| MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
| Last Duty Date | 30 November 1944 |
| Results | Completed Combat Tour |
| Additional Information |
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| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Hayes, Edgar Jerome, Jr⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Butler, John William, Jr⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 1st Lt. Siewers, Richard Joseph, Jr⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Burns, Robert Henry⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
| S/SGT. Golas, Matthew Walter⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | TR |
| PVT. Summers, Leonard Eugene⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
| PVT. James, Edward Oscar, Jr⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Hoechst, Joseph Frederick⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Okert, Fred Harry, Jr | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Poore, Eugene Francis⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144⇗ | 22 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lille (Fives district), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 145⇗ | 24 June 1944 |
Target: German Vacuum Oil Company Type: Oil Industry Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107057⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, high group, 41st A wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 148⇗ | 28 June 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Juvincourt (Juvincourt-et-Damary), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st A wing. Battle damage forced crew to jettison bombs before target. Only 546th BS aircraft to land at Grafton Underwood after the mission. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 154⇗ | 8 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 157⇗ | 13 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Landed away at Knettishall, AAF Station 136, on return due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 159⇗ | 17 July 1944 |
Target: Beautor Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Beautor, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107083⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 181⇗ | 16 August 1944 |
Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 183⇗ | 24 August 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102933⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 185⇗ | 26 August 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 187⇗ | 3 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107083⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑38014. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit PFF ship. Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97986⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit B Wing, deputy wing lead. PFF ship. Led wing on bomb run due to failure of equipment on lead aircraft - the PFF on this ship went out momentarily on first bomb run, forcing a second one. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 201⇗ | 28 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 202⇗ | 30 September 1944 |
Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38588⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 205⇗ | 5 October 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38616⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 206⇗ | 6 October 1944 |
Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit A group. Returned one 500# bomb. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 208⇗ | 9 October 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97510⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed High Squadron Sortie Report⇗ |
| 210⇗ | 14 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 211⇗ | 15 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 212⇗ | 17 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 213⇗ | 18 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 214⇗ | 19 October 1944 |
Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 215⇗ | 25 October 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 216⇗ | 30 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 217⇗ | 1 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 218⇗ | 2 November 1944 |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 219⇗ | 4 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 222⇗ | 8 November 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑38588⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 223⇗ | 9 November 1944 |
Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France |
Togglier | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 224⇗ | 10 November 1944 |
Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 225⇗ | 11 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑38747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 44‑6476. Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 226⇗ | 16 November 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑8430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 227⇗ | 20 November 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 228⇗ | 23 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑8430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |