Warner, Homer James

Individual Personnel Data
Name Warner, Homer James   ‡
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Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 35893728   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #190 dated 26 September 1944, effective 26 September 1944.
Duty Ball Turret Gunner
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 23 February 1945
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 29 May 1925
  • Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #194 dated 1 October 1944.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 14 November 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #225 dated 14 November 1944.
  • Ordered on seven days Temporary duty to Ebrington Manor, AAF Station 498 (a Flak house) on 28 December 1944 to carry out instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #257 dated 26 December 1944.
  • Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS 612 on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #26 dated 2 February 1945.
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Klatt, Merton Dale⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Baker, John R⇗Co-pilotCT
Flt. Ofcr. Titus, William L⇗NavigatorCT
Flt. Ofcr. Weckerly, John Benjamin⇗BombardierCT
CPL. Pattison, Carroll Eugene, "Red"⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
CPL. Wetherbee, Owen L⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Warner, Homer JamesBall Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Jones, Lilburn Howard, Jr⇗Tail GunnerCT
CPL. Guill, Francis Linton⇗Flexible GunnerTBD
CPL. Paparella, Ignatius Charles⇗Flexible GunnerKIA
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
209⇗ 11 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
First Squadron hot camera ship.
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210⇗ 14 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97263⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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211⇗ 15 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38013⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Low Squadron. Aborted with #1 engine out.
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212⇗ 17 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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213⇗ 18 October 1944 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97271⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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214⇗ 19 October 1944 Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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215⇗ 25 October 1944 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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216⇗ 30 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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218⇗ 2 November 1944 Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97150⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
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219⇗ 4 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship; high Squadron.
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220⇗ 5 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6592⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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221⇗ 6 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑37788⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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222⇗ 8 November 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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223⇗ 9 November 1944 Target: Ground Installations
Type: Military
Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
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224⇗ 10 November 1944 Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41C Group, High Squadron. Landed away on continent due to low fuel.
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226⇗ 16 November 1944 Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions
Type: Military
Location: Eschweiler, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron, 41st Bomb Wing D group. Landed away at Tilstock, due to weather.
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227⇗ 20 November 1944 Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38757⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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229⇗ 25 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather.
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231⇗ 27 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Offenburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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233⇗ 30 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38630⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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234⇗ 2 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38757⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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235⇗ 4 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Soest, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97150⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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236⇗ 6 December 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38757⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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237⇗ 9 December 1944 Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38757⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation, but did not drop bombs, reason unknown.
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238⇗ 11 December 1944 Target: Road & Rail Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38757⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron, D Group.
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240⇗ 18 December 1944 Target: Road Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Gemünd, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97263⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Replaced 43‑38757, possibly in planning rather than on the flight line.
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241⇗ 19 December 1944 Target: Railway Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Glaadt, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
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242⇗ 23 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ehrang, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Great Ashfield due to weather.
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243⇗ 24 December 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Kirch Göns, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41C Group. Took off from Great Ashfield Airfield, AAF Station 155 (was unable to return to GU after prior day's mission due to weather), and flew mission with the 384th BG. Crewmember S/Sgt E Duff (FG), provided by 385th BG.
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252⇗ 7 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point
Type: Military
Location: Blankenheim, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38757⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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254⇗ 10 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bonn, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38800⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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255⇗ 15 January 1945 Target: Neuburg Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38630⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy.
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256⇗ 17 January 1945 Target: Railroad Viaduct
Type: Transportation
Location: Bielefeld, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38630⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy.
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259⇗ 22 January 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38757⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy.
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265⇗ 9 February 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6898⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Due to an oxygen regulator failure, attacked a target of opportunity, railroad marshalling yards at Kaub, Germany.
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266⇗ 14 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, on return due to low fuel.
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269⇗ 20 February 1945 Target: Main Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38647⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy.
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