Turner, Claude Murphy

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Turner, Claude Murphy ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	19176451 ‡
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	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	2 June 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 30 April 1913 Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 special Orders #61 dated 30 March 1944. Placed on seven days temporary duty to American Red Cross Club, Southport (A FLAK House) on or about 20 April 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #73 dated 18 April 1944.
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 30 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	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	42‑31222⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31045⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	42‑31364⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	42‑29828⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit Uncontrollable superchargers made formation flying difficult. Sortie Report⇗
72⇗	6 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31375⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing. Sortie Report⇗
75⇗	16 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
76⇗	18 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	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⇗
81⇗	24 March 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	42‑31375⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
85⇗	29 March 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
90⇗	18 April 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
91⇗	19 April 1944	Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
99⇗	1 May 1944	Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France	Radio Operator	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
100⇗	4 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
101⇗	7 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
102⇗	8 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102548⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 0856 hrs because left waist gunner became ill. Sortie Report⇗
104⇗	9 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Thionville, France	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	42‑107083⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
106⇗	12 May 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
109⇗	19 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
114⇗	24 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Military Installations Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
119⇗	29 May 1944	Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland	Radio Operator	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗

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