Tribbey, William Johnny

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Tribbey, William Johnny ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	18128585
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #208 dated 20 October 1944, effective 20 October 1944. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station Bamber Bridge, effective 1 May 1945.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	1 May 1945
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 22 July 1922 Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #222 dated 10 November 1944. Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 16 December 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #247 dated 16 December 1944. Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS 612 effective 22 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #43 dated 22 February 1945. Promoted to Technical Sergeant effective 8 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #75 dated 8 April 1945.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Walker, Jay F⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Tozer, Phillo Raymond⇗	Co-pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Zimmerman, John Hubert⇗	Navigator	CT
CPL. Newman, Leslie Dallas, "Bus"⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
CPL. Vogel, Daniel (NMI)⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Moody, Nolan E⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Tribbey, William Johnny	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Lawrence, James Herbert, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	TBD
CPL. Oliveira, Calvin George⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Togglier	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
234⇗	2 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany	Togglier	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
235⇗	4 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany	Togglier	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
236⇗	6 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Togglier	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
237⇗	9 December 1944	Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany	Togglier	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Togglier	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
239⇗	12 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Togglier	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Togglier	42‑107083⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Togglier	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Togglier	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
261⇗	28 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Togglier	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, due to severe flak damage. Sortie Report⇗
265⇗	9 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Togglier	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
267⇗	15 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Togglier	43‑39053⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report⇗
272⇗	23 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany	Togglier	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
274⇗	25 February 1945	Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany	Togglier	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Togglier	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Flexible (Waist) Gunner	43‑38974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
277⇗	28 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany	Togglier	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Landed away at Alconbury Airfield, AAF Station 102, on return, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
279⇗	2 March 1945	Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39197⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Togglier	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	44‑8668⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
294⇗	22 March 1945	Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
296⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	43‑39197⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
300⇗	30 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG) Submarine and Warship Yard Machine Shop Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Togglier	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
301⇗	31 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Togglier	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
302⇗	3 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany	Togglier	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
303⇗	4 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany	Togglier	43‑38588⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
311⇗	15 April 1945	Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France	Togglier	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
312⇗	16 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany	Togglier	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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