| Name | Tierney, Francis Samuel ‡ |
| Rank | Flight Officer / Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number | O-886700 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #139 dated 16 July 1944, effective 16 July 1944. |
| Duty | Bombardier |
| MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
| Last Duty Date | 16 November 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 10448⇓ (33.387 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Toler, Harold Morton⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Wehrheim, Francis Walter, "JIM"⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Richter, Morris Herman⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| Flt. Ofcr. Tierney, Francis Samuel | Bombardier | POW |
| SGT. Cornelius, Harold Marvin⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
| S/SGT. Lioy, Gene Angelo⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TBD |
| SGT. Quackenbush, John Parker⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TR |
| SGT. Moran, Richard David⇗ | Tail Gunner | TBD |
| SGT. Blaker, Bernard (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Colasuonno, Rocco (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165⇗ | 25 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France |
Bombardier | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 166⇗ | 28 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 167⇗ | 29 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑107224⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Hethel, AAF Station 114, on return due to battle damage. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 170⇗ | 3 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France |
Bombardier | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit J Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 171⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 174⇗ | 7 August 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France |
Bombardier | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 175⇗ | 8 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France |
Bombardier | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 187⇗ | 3 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Bombardier | 43‑38213⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Bombardier | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned with #1 feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 191⇗ | 10 September 1944 |
Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 193⇗ | 12 September 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia |
Bombardier | 43‑38213⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to pilot illness. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 197⇗ | 21 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Bombardier | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit C Wing, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 201⇗ | 28 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 202⇗ | 30 September 1944 |
Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 209⇗ | 11 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Bombardier | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Third Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 216⇗ | 30 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 217⇗ | 1 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97282⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 219⇗ | 4 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 222⇗ | 8 November 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑6512⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Low Squadron Sortie Report⇗ |
| 226⇗ | 16 November 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑6512⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Hot camera ship. Aircraft received a direct flak burst in #3 engine over target, setting it afire at 1205 hrs. Six chutes were observed, but one appeared to be on fire. The aircraft crash-landed at Tongres, Belgium, with injured pilot and tail-gunner, and dead co-pilot. MACR 10448 Sortie Report⇗ |