Stearman, Charles Lee Verne

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Stearman, Charles Lee Verne ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	38288110 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #53 dated 20 July 1943, effective 20 July 1943.
Duty	Ball Turret Gunner
Last Duty Date	21 January 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 4 July 1922 Placed on Temporary Duty as Charles NMI Spearman, (R&R) for seven days to Moulsford Manor near Chelsey, Berkshire (a flak house) on or about 6 September 1943 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #89 dated 4 September 1943. SSO #89 amended on SSO #120 to read Charles L V Stearman. Completed 25 missions and was transferred to the 482nd Bomb Group on 21 January 1944 (squadron history, microfilm A0640-01418).
Related Documents	Wartime Press Releases⇓ (0.763 MB)

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 25 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
9⇗	24 July 1943	Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway	Ball Turret	42‑5889⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
10⇗	25 July 1943	Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑5889⇗	Combat Mission Credit Only aircraft/crew of the Low Squadron to return to Grafton Underwood today. Sortie Report⇗
11⇗	28 July 1943	Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑5889⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
12⇗	29 July 1943	Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑5889⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
13⇗	30 July 1943	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
15⇗	15 August 1943	Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France	Ball Turret	42‑5889⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
16⇗	16 August 1943	Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Ball Turret	42‑29651⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
17⇗	17 August 1943	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑5889⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
18⇗	27 August 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Watten, France	Ball Turret	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
19⇗	31 August 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France	Ball Turret	42‑5852⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing Lead for 41st Combat Bombardment Wing. Sortie Report⇗
20⇗	3 September 1943	Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France	Ball Turret	42‑3216⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
21⇗	6 September 1943	Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Landed away at Little Staughton, Cambridgeshire, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
24⇗	16 September 1943	Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France	Ball Turret	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
25⇗	23 September 1943	Target: Submarine Repair Ship Type: Submarine Facility Location: Nantes, France	Ball Turret	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
26⇗	27 September 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
33⇗	20 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
--⇗	30 October 1943	Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3440⇗	LSqLd Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
37⇗	26 November 1943	Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3429⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3429⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; landed away at Attlebridge due to low fuel, with '#3 engine out.' Sortie Report⇗
45⇗	22 December 1943	Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37848⇗	Combat Mission Credit Deputy; took off late but joined formation at Chesterfield. Took over lead when Buck/Lecates aborted. Sortie Report⇗
46⇗	24 December 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
48⇗	31 December 1943	Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France	Ball Turret	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Landed away at 'Little Stanton' (assumed Little Staughton); bombs returned. Sortie Report⇗
49⇗	4 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31246⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
50⇗	5 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑37924⇗	Combat Mission Credit FLIGHT TIME 8:00 Sortie Report⇗
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31235⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗

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