Name | Reed, William Marcus |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-819317 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #107 dated 8 June 1944, effective 8 June 1944. |
Duty | Co-pilot / Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 26 September 1944 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Accident Report # 44-09-11-515⇓ (0.953 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Allred, Frank Lavon⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Reed, William Marcus | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. O'Sullivan, Timothy James⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Ward, Donald Leroy⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Drury, Eldon Boyd⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Noble, Raymon Lewis⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Leschak, Nickolas, Jr⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Mitchell, Robert McKinley, Jr⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Hunt, Virgil Dowell⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
SGT. Redcay, Carl Harry⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
137⇗ | 16 June 1944 |
Target: Athies Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Laon, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑3441⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Group. Turned back over England with a mechanical failure. Sortie Report⇗ |
138⇗ | 18 June 1944 |
Target: Ölwerke Julius Humbles Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
139⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
140⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
141⇗ | 20 June 1944 |
Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
142⇗ | 21 June 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
144⇗ | 22 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lille (Fives district), France |
Co-pilot | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
145⇗ | 24 June 1944 |
Target: German Vacuum Oil Company Type: Oil Industry Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
146⇗ | 25 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment Type: Transportation Location: Sens, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑37974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Assigned to fly as the second section, high composite Squadron, high group, 41st B' wing; unable to rendezvous with the assigned group, joined a formation of the 92nd BG and bombed with them. Sortie Report⇗ |
150⇗ | 4 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux (Conches-en-Ouche), France |
Co-pilot | 42‑37974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
151⇗ | 6 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Coubronne, France |
Co-pilot | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
152⇗ | 6 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Blanc Pignon Ferme, Cléty, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
153⇗ | 7 July 1944 |
Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑102617⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High group, 41st B wing. Lost group in heavy clouds; returned to base. Sortie Report⇗ |
154⇗ | 8 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France |
Co-pilot | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
155⇗ | 11 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
156⇗ | 12 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
157⇗ | 13 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
159⇗ | 17 July 1944 |
Target: Beautor Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Beautor, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
160⇗ | 18 July 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
161⇗ | 19 July 1944 |
Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
162⇗ | 20 July 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Hot Camera Ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
163⇗ | 21 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97072⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
164⇗ | 24 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
165⇗ | 25 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France |
Co-pilot | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group Hot Camera Ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
168⇗ | 31 July 1944 |
Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97072⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
169⇗ | 1 August 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
170⇗ | 3 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑102617⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off J Group, Low Squadron Lead. Runaway prop over channel on outbound leg punctured a fuel tank resulting in onboard fire - Crash-landed at RAF Chailey, East Sussex. Noble, Engineer/Top Turret injured. Sortie Report⇗ |
178⇗ | 12 August 1944 |
Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France |
Pilot | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
179⇗ | 13 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France |
Pilot | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
182⇗ | 18 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium |
Pilot | 42‑98000⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
184⇗ | 25 August 1944 |
Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
186⇗ | 30 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France |
Pilot | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
187⇗ | 3 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38213⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
191⇗ | 10 September 1944 |
Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
-- | 11 September 1944 |
None Non-combat sortie |
Co-pilot | 43‑38016⇗ |
While taxiing on the perimeter track following a training flight, the left wing was slightly damaged when it hit a truck. No crew injuries were reported. Sortie Report⇗ |
195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Pilot | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit B Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
197⇗ | 21 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |