Smith, Charles Grover

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Smith, Charles Grover ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / Captain
Serial Number	O-803295
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #38 dated 26 February 1944, effective 26 February 1944.
Duty	Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	2 October 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 3 July 1919 Granted a seven day sick leave of absence effective on or abut 20 May 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #93 dated 18 May 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Smith, Charles Grover	Pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Haning, John Milton⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Williams, Garven Foster⇗	Bombardier	CT
SGT. Burton, Stanley Charles⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
SGT. Rowe, Kenmore Edward⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Avilez, George (NMI), Jr⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Gardner, Vernon Dale⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Niday, Raymond (NMI)⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Wise, Robert Francis⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 29 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
76⇗	18 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
77⇗	19 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
78⇗	20 March 1944	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Pilot	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31211. Sortie Report⇗
79⇗	22 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, composite high group. Sortie Report⇗
80⇗	23 March 1944	Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
81⇗	24 March 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
82⇗	26 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France	Pilot	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
84⇗	28 March 1944	Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
85⇗	29 March 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Harrington, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑107058⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1030 hrs; could not locate formation due to bad weather. Landed away at RAF Manby, Lincolnshire. Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
89⇗	13 April 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
90⇗	18 April 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
91⇗	19 April 1944	Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
92⇗	20 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit A Wing, High Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
94⇗	24 April 1944	Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Boxted, AAF Station 150, due to battle damage. Sortie Report⇗
96⇗	27 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
100⇗	4 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
101⇗	7 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
102⇗	8 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
105⇗	11 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
107⇗	13 May 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, high composite group, 41st CBW. Sortie Report⇗
124⇗	3 June 1944	Target: Coastal Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Le Touquet, France	Pilot	42‑107121⇗	Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, Eng, RO) not identified in Group records. Sortie Report⇗
126⇗	5 June 1944	Target: Field Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: La Fosse, France	Pilot	42‑38014⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗
128⇗	6 June 1944	Target: Two Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France	Pilot	42‑38014⇗	Combat Mission Credit J Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
130⇗	7 June 1944	Target: Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France	Pilot	42‑102449⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Lead. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
131⇗	8 June 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D) Type: Transportation Location: Orleans, France	Pilot	42‑38014⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41D Group, Group Lead. Bombed Primary Target. Sortie Report⇗
132⇗	10 June 1944	Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nantes & Vannes, France	Pilot	42‑102449⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗
136⇗	15 June 1944	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: La Possonnièrre, France	Commander	42‑38014⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗
138⇗	18 June 1944	Target: Ölwerke Julius Humbles Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany	Commander	42‑38014⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗
142⇗	21 June 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Commander	42‑97273⇗	Combat Mission Credit Composite High Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗
146⇗	25 June 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment Type: Transportation Location: Sens, France	Commander	42‑102933⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group lead, 41st A wing. Sortie Report⇗

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