Borgia, Joseph Francis

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Borgia, Joseph Francis ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-707217
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 11 May 1944, effective 11 May 1944. Transferred to the Casual Pool, 12th RCD, AAF Station 591, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 12 August 1944, effective 8 August 1944.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	8 August 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 20 March 1921
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Maggart, Richard Lee⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Thompson, Paul Waldron⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Borgia, Joseph Francis	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Galloway, Leonard (NMI)⇗	Bombardier	CT
PVT. Hamilton, Cecil Allen⇗	Togglier	CT
S/SGT. Johnson, John William⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
PVT. Gregory, Charlie Frank⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
PVT. Bellomo, Andrew Allen⇗	Tail Gunner	TR
SGT. Huff, George Lewis⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
SGT. Tallmon, Raymond Dale⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 32 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
116⇗	27 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
118⇗	28 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	42‑97188⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
119⇗	29 May 1944	Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland	Navigator	42‑97188⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
120⇗	30 May 1944	Target: Aircraft Hangars and Repair Sheds Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Navigator	42‑37792⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low Group, original Low Squadron Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37822. Turned back over field shortly after takeoff because #2 engine became inoperative and had to be feathered. Sortie Report⇗
121⇗	31 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Colmar, France	Navigator	42‑102617⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
123⇗	2 June 1944	Target: Four Medium Howitzer Batteries, Tactical Support Type: Military Location: Neufchatel (5 miles SE of Hardelot), France	Navigator	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
125⇗	4 June 1944	Target: Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Hardelot (Boulogne area), France	Navigator	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
126⇗	5 June 1944	Target: Field Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: La Fosse, France	Navigator	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
128⇗	6 June 1944	Target: Two Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France	Navigator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit I Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
130⇗	7 June 1944	Target: Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France	Navigator	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
131⇗	8 June 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D) Type: Transportation Location: Orleans, France	Navigator	42‑102959⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Wing. Sortie Report⇗
133⇗	12 June 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge 48°29'N,2°0'W Type: Transportation Location: La Vicomté-sur-Rance, France	Navigator	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
134⇗	13 June 1944	Target: Dreux Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux, France	Navigator	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Kings Cliffe, AAF Station 367, on return, due to bad weather. Sortie Report⇗
135⇗	14 June 1944	Target: Coulommiers Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Coulommiers, France	Navigator	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Wing, Low Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
137⇗	16 June 1944	Target: Athies Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Laon, France	Navigator	42‑3441⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Group. Turned back over England with a mechanical failure. Sortie Report⇗
138⇗	18 June 1944	Target: Ölwerke Julius Humbles Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗
139⇗	19 June 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France	Navigator	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
140⇗	19 June 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France	Navigator	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
141⇗	20 June 1944	Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany	Navigator	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
142⇗	21 June 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Composite High Group. Sortie Report⇗
146⇗	25 June 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment Type: Transportation Location: Sens, France	Navigator	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, low group 41st A wing. Sortie Report⇗
147⇗	27 June 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France	Navigator	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41st A section. Sortie Report⇗
151⇗	6 July 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Coubronne, France	Navigator	42‑97521⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
153⇗	7 July 1944	Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany	Navigator	42‑97521⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st B wing. Lost group in heavy clouds; tacked on to the low group of the 41st B wing and bombed with them. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97072. Sortie Report⇗
154⇗	8 July 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France	Navigator	42‑107224⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
155⇗	11 July 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany	Navigator	42‑102959⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
157⇗	13 July 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany	Navigator	42‑102459⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Turned back with #4 engine throwing excessive oil. Sortie Report⇗
158⇗	16 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Navigator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
162⇗	20 July 1944	Target: Aircraft Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany	Navigator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
163⇗	21 July 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany	Navigator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
164⇗	24 July 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France	Navigator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
165⇗	25 July 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France	Navigator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Group. Sortie Report⇗
166⇗	28 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
168⇗	31 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Navigator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group Hot Camera Ship. Sortie Report⇗

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