Name | Pierce, Oscar William |
Rank | First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-669916 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #28 dated 4 February 1945, effective 4 February 1945. |
Duty | Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | TBD |
Results | TBD |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Accident Report # 45-03-19-522⇓ (4.215 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
1st Lt. Pierce, Oscar William | Pilot | TBD |
2nd Lt. Espey, Albert Nolan⇗ | Co-pilot | TBD |
Flt. Ofcr. Claflin, Richard Edwin⇗ | Navigator | TBD |
CPL. Rozkuski, William Bernard⇗ | Togglier | TBD |
CPL. Palmer, Eldo L⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | TBD |
S/SGT. Taylor, Charles E⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TBD |
CPL. Read, Alfred J⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Polowy, Thaddeus (NMI)⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Neubauer, Robert Paul⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIS |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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270⇗ | 21 February 1945 |
Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8608⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
271⇗ | 22 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑39164⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
272⇗ | 23 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6892⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Wattisham Airfield, AAF Station 377. Sortie Report⇗ |
274⇗ | 25 February 1945 |
Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
275⇗ | 26 February 1945 |
Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6590⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
277⇗ | 28 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6892⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
278⇗ | 1 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑39164⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
283⇗ | 8 March 1945 |
Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
284⇗ | 9 March 1945 |
Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
285⇗ | 10 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38801⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
286⇗ | 11 March 1945 |
Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6892⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
287⇗ | 12 March 1945 |
Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
289⇗ | 15 March 1945 |
Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8679⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
290⇗ | 17 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8608⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
291⇗ | 18 March 1945 |
Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
292⇗ | 19 March 1945 |
Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6590⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned Early 41D Squadron. Returned early due to #4 engine failure; jettisoned bombs over Germany. Crashed into tree on return and aircraft was salvaged; however, there were no injuries among the crew. Sortie Report⇗ |
294⇗ | 22 March 1945 |
Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8608⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
295⇗ | 23 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑39138⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
296⇗ | 24 March 1945 |
Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑39138⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
298⇗ | 26 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑39138⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
305⇗ | 6 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8668⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
313⇗ | 17 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |