Thaxter, Floyd Wilson

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Thaxter, Floyd Wilson ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-434527
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	6 September 1944
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Graduated from Bombardier School at Victorville AAF, Victorville, California, Class #43-02, 13 February 1943.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Hartness, Joseph George, Jr⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Parisette, Donald Frederick⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Thaxter, Floyd Wilson	Bombardier	CT
SGT. Brown, Oakley Wayne⇗	Nose Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Turner, Claude Murphy⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
CPL. Geronemo, James Anthony⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
PFC. Aronson, Isadore Irving⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Zee, Julius (NMI)⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
SGT. Zieba, Edmund (NMI)⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 25 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Attlebridge due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
50⇗	5 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31222⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31045⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31375⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1000 hrs because flight engineer became unconscious from anoxia and 'bends', requiring immediate medical attention. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31058⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41B Group. Turned back at 1023 hrs due to #2 cylinder head on #1 engine blew out, causing a fire, which resulted in feathering of engine. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Released 25 parcels of G-27 'nickles' (propaganda leaflets) and six 500-pound general-purpose bombs on the target. Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Landed away at RAF Gosfield, Essex, on return. Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31222⇗	Combat Mission Credit Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41C Group, High Squadron, Lead Group. Turned back at 1142 hrs because fuel had to be siphoned out of #4 wing tank when fuel pressure went up to 19.5 lbs, and #3 engine began throwing oil. Sortie Report⇗
68⇗	28 February 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Bombardier	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Bombardier	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit Uncontrollable superchargers made formation flying difficult. Sortie Report⇗
75⇗	16 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
76⇗	18 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
79⇗	22 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31375⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron, composite high group. Turned back at 1142 hrs because of excessive vibrations and loss of power in #2 engine. Sortie Report⇗
80⇗	23 March 1944	Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
81⇗	24 March 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Bombardier	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41 Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
84⇗	28 March 1944	Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France	Bombardier	42‑31375⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
85⇗	29 March 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Landed away at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
89⇗	13 April 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
90⇗	18 April 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
91⇗	19 April 1944	Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany	Bombardier	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
104⇗	9 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Thionville, France	Bombardier	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107057. Sortie Report⇗
105⇗	11 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97273⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
106⇗	12 May 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗

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