Name | Owen, Lorenzo Holland ‡ |
Rank | Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 34578990 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #116 dated 19 June 1944, effective 19 June 1944. |
Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 15 October 1944 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Combs, William Felix⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. MacKenzie, Hugh Douglas⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Seals, Patton Briscoe⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. La Chine, Lloyd Earl⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Gordon, Clifford McDaniel⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Owen, Lorenzo Holland | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Puskas, John (NMI), Jr⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TBD |
SGT. Fadda, John Stanley⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
SGT. Benson, Olin Ray⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
CPL. Flower, Merlin Lee⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
147⇗ | 27 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41st A section. Sortie Report⇗ |
148⇗ | 28 June 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Juvincourt (Juvincourt-et-Damary), France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, high group, 41st B wing. Landed away at Boxted, AAF Station 150, on return due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
149⇗ | 30 June 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Montdidier, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
153⇗ | 7 July 1944 |
Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st B wing. Lost group in heavy clouds; tacked on to the low group of the 41st B wing and bombed with them. Sortie Report⇗ |
154⇗ | 8 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97072⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Did not attack target due to mechanical failure and brought bombs back to base Sortie Report⇗ |
155⇗ | 11 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97072⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
156⇗ | 12 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97072⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
157⇗ | 13 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97072⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
158⇗ | 16 July 1944 |
Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97072⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Hot Camera Ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
159⇗ | 17 July 1944 |
Target: Beautor Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Beautor, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
160⇗ | 18 July 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97521⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Low Squadron Lead. Ground Spare aircraft, replaced 42‑107224. Sortie Report⇗ |
161⇗ | 19 July 1944 |
Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97072⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
162⇗ | 20 July 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
163⇗ | 21 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102959⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
166⇗ | 28 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
167⇗ | 29 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, low group 41st B wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
174⇗ | 7 August 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37822⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Wing deputy and hot camera ship. Turned back due to uncontrollable prop on #2 engine, which had to be feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97282⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
179⇗ | 13 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
181⇗ | 16 August 1944 |
Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
182⇗ | 18 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38213⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38213⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
190⇗ | 9 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
194⇗ | 13 September 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
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 |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit B Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
197⇗ | 21 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit C Wing, lead group. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; 'too much oil, overflowed when heated.' Sortie Report⇗ |
200⇗ | 27 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
201⇗ | 28 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Left formation after target for unknown reasons, but returned to base. Sortie Report⇗ |
202⇗ | 30 September 1944 |
Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
205⇗ | 5 October 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6512⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
206⇗ | 6 October 1944 |
Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit D group. Sortie Report⇗ |