Schmit, William Phillip

Individual Personnel Data
Name Schmit, William Phillip   ‡
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Rank Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 16086402   ‡
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #38 dated 26 February, effective 26 February 1944.
  • Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 4 April 1944 - 15th Air Force, effective 3 April 1944.
Duty Ball Turret Gunner
MOS748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date 4 April 1944
Results Transferred
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 21 March 1922
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #56 dated 24 March 1944.
  • Transferred to the 15th Air Force.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Tollison, Verlyn Chance⇗PilotKIA
2nd Lt. Huber, Eldridge Hood⇗Co-pilotTR
2nd Lt. Devine, Wray Thomas⇗NavigatorTR
2nd Lt. Pearson, Clarence Marshall⇗BombardierTR
SGT. Cammarano, Salvatore John⇗Radio Operator / GunnerTR
SGT. Schmit, William PhillipBall Turret GunnerTR
S/SGT. Velasquez, Simon Cortez⇗Ball Turret GunnerPOW
SGT. Murawski, Joseph Casmer⇗Tail GunnerTR
SGT. Knecht, Wilbert Charles⇗Flexible GunnerTR
SGT. Patton, Regene Irvin⇗Flexible GunnerTR
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 8 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
75⇗ 16 March 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑3441⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report⇗
76⇗ 18 March 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
78⇗ 20 March 1944 Type: Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
79⇗ 22 March 1944 Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
80⇗ 23 March 1944 Target: Airdrome and Airpark
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Gütersloh, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97136⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
81⇗ 24 March 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37816.
Sortie Report⇗
82⇗ 26 March 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France 		Ball Turret 42‑29927⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
83⇗ 27 March 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Tours & Chartres, France 		Ball Turret 42‑97231⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
94 Group.
Sortie Report⇗
84⇗ 28 March 1944 Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dijon, France 		Ball Turret 42‑97231⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗

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