Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Penny, Olan Alfred ‡
|
| Rank |
Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
18179398 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #80, dated 29 April 1944, effective 29 April 1944. |
| Duty |
Tail Gunner / Flexible Gunner |
| MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
| Last Duty Date |
5 September 1944 |
| Results |
Transferred |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart medal for wounds received on 11 May 1944 per General Orders #203, Headquarters, 1st Bomb Division dated 24 July 1944. |
| Additional Information | |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. James, Robert Huey⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Rochette, Harold Irving⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Bronstein, David (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Watson, Gavin (NMI), Jr⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
| SGT. Brown, Joe Erwin⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Shay, James William, Jr⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Smith, Herman Eugene⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Penny, Olan Alfred | Tail Gunner | TR |
| PVT. Cassidy, Michael Joseph⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Sarver, Harold Thomas⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
105⇗ |
11 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany |
Tail Gunner |
42‑31435⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
41A Group, High Squadron Deputy.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
176⇗ |
9 August 1944 |
Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Erding, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
44‑6135⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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