Name | Small, Herbert William ‡ |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-746447 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #136 dated 5 November 1943, effective 5 November 1943. |
Duty | Co-pilot / Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 27 April 1944 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France: Plot D Row 19 Grave 20 |
Additional Information | Granted a seven day sick leave effective on or about 23 March 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #54 dated 21 March 1944. |
Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 4350⇓ (11.045 MB) |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Allison, Earl Thomas⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Small, Herbert William | Co-pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Gardner, Sam (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Nagel, Jack Cameron, "Big Foot"⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
S/SGT. Laubenstein, William Frederick⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
SGT. Clements, William Arlie⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. Kaufman, Vernon Herman⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. Hougard, Kenneth Nelson⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
SGT. Kouski, William Louis⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
SGT. Grimmett, James Harold⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
36⇗ | 16 November 1943 |
Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway |
Co-pilot | 42‑37828⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Lissett, Yorkshire. Sortie Report⇗ |
38⇗ | 29 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37828⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
42⇗ | 13 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37785⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low group. Aborted with low oil pressure in #2 engine, and engine on fire. Jettisoned bombs in North Sea and landed away at Attlebridge. Sortie Report⇗ |
43⇗ | 16 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑31274⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying Spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
46⇗ | 24 December 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France |
Co-pilot | 41‑24560⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
48⇗ | 31 December 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France |
Co-pilot | 42‑5404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
50⇗ | 5 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37801⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
54⇗ | 21 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑29651⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
57⇗ | 3 February 1944 |
Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
Co-pilot | 41‑24560⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Turned back after crossing enemy coast because #2 supercharger went out. Sortie Report⇗ |
58⇗ | 4 February 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑29717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Turned back with 'supercharger trouble.' Sortie Report⇗ |
59⇗ | 5 February 1944 |
Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑31346⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
60⇗ | 6 February 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑31346⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
63⇗ | 20 February 1944 |
Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37785⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
64⇗ | 21 February 1944 |
Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
65⇗ | 22 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑3440⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
66⇗ | 24 February 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37785⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
67⇗ | 25 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37785⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
68⇗ | 28 February 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑31346⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
70⇗ | 3 March 1944 |
Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37789⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because #2 supercharger ran away. Sortie Report⇗ |
71⇗ | 4 March 1944 |
Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑31235⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
72⇗ | 6 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑31235⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, high composite group, 41st Composite Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
74⇗ | 9 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37785⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1028 hrs because #3 oil temperature was 115 degrees and oil pressure was at 55 lbs at 16,000ft, with condition getting worse. Sortie Report⇗ |
75⇗ | 16 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑31235⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
76⇗ | 18 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31235⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
78⇗ | 20 March 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑31495⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31364⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
96⇗ | 27 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Pilot | 42‑97136⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Direct hit by flak immediately after bombs away; fire started in cockpit and spread throughout aircraft, which peeled off to the left and started down and then exploded; no chutes observed; crashed 2 km W of Valognes, France. MACR 4350 Sortie Report⇗ |