| Name | Bond, Thomas William ‡ |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 34345008 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #113 dated 15 June 1944, effective 15 June 1944. |
| Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date | 19 July 1944 |
| Results | Interned, Neutral Country |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 19 July 1944 per General Orders #25, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe dated 14 March 1945. |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 7280⇓ (7.030 MB) |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Mount, Dick Wilson⇗ | Pilot | INT |
| 2nd Lt. Stuempfle, Robert Alan⇗ | Co-pilot | INT |
| 2nd Lt. Rouse, Robert Lyle⇗ | Navigator | INT |
| SGT. Rients, Vernon William⇗ | Togglier | INT |
| S/SGT. Elias, Donald John⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | INT |
| S/SGT. Bond, Thomas William | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | INT |
| SGT. Horetski, Frank Vanetine⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Fiederowicz, Edward Joseph⇗ | Tail Gunner | INT |
| SGT. Kurz, Anthony Louis⇗ | Flexible Gunner | INT |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145⇗ | 24 June 1944 |
Target: German Vacuum Oil Company Type: Oil Industry Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, high group, 41sr B wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 146⇗ | 25 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment Type: Transportation Location: Sens, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6149⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 147⇗ | 27 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6105⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41st B section. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 148⇗ | 28 June 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Juvincourt (Juvincourt-et-Damary), France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97263⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, high group, 41st A wing. Landed away at Wattisham, AAF Station 377, on return due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 149⇗ | 30 June 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Montdidier, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6149⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 155⇗ | 11 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6105⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 156⇗ | 12 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6105⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Landed away at at Knettishall, AAF Station 136, on return due to heavy battle damage; bombed target; all crew safe. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 159⇗ | 17 July 1944 |
Target: Beautor Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Beautor, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 160⇗ | 18 July 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 161⇗ | 19 July 1944 |
Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97237⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Lead group. Attacked by enemy aircraft immediately after bombs away; at 0957 hrs he called for permission to land in Switzerland because of four wounded crewmen and three engines out. Force-landed at Dubendorf, Switzerland. MACR 7280 Sortie Report⇗ |