Boydston, Elmer Dean

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Boydston, Elmer Dean, "Kansas" ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	17129226 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date	5 September 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 12 December 1923 Volunteered for a second combat tour. Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #12 dated 18 January 1944. Transferred in grade to the Casual Pool, 8th AFRD, AAF Station 594 on 5 September 1944 per Squadron Morning Report.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Clayton, John Earl⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Jackson, Winthrop Alsop, Jr⇗	Co-pilot	WIA
2nd Lt. Uniszkiewicz, Joseph Kenneth⇗	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Dolf, Richard Merle⇗	Bombardier	WIA
S/SGT. Lisenby, Miles Frederick, "Lis"⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Watenpool, Jerome Francis⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Cameron, Francis Raymond⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Boydston, Elmer Dean, "Kansas"	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Koscheski, Clyde Anderson⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Lewandowski, Thomas Michael⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 30 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
40⇗	5 December 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	Tail Gunner	42‑37785⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
43⇗	16 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37885⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
45⇗	22 December 1943	Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37885⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
46⇗	24 December 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France	Tail Gunner	42‑37885⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
50⇗	5 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; apparently took lead position after assigned low Squadron lead, Robinson, did not take off. Sortie Report⇗
53⇗	14 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France	Tail Gunner	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑30026⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Turned back at 1035 hrs because #2 prop and supercharger ran away at altitude. Sortie Report⇗
59⇗	5 February 1944	Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France	Tail Gunner	42‑39809⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37776⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Turned back; #2 supercharger ran away. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑29651⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned Early B Group, Low Squadron. Turned back due to multiple technical failures. Sortie Report⇗
68⇗	28 February 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Tail Gunner	42‑37785⇗	Combat Mission Credit High 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	Tail Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because the oil pressure in #3 engine dropped, causing severe vibration; could not feather prop. Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31740⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare, joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
72⇗	6 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
75⇗	16 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
76⇗	18 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, high composite group. Sortie Report⇗
77⇗	19 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France	Tail Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Forced out of formation after first bomb run due to loss of #4 engine; did not bomb. Sortie Report⇗
78⇗	20 March 1944	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31435⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
79⇗	22 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37785⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
80⇗	23 March 1944	Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37789⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37885. Lead Squadron, composite high group. Turned back at 0918 hrs because both inboard engines were pulling over 30 inches and running very rough; aircraft could not stay in formation. Sortie Report⇗
81⇗	24 March 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31495⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
82⇗	26 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France	Tail Gunner	42‑37789⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31346. Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Tail Gunner	42‑31346⇗	Combat Mission Credit 94 Group. Sortie Report⇗
84⇗	28 March 1944	Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97136⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
85⇗	29 March 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31346⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Halesworth, Suffolk, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37982. Sortie Report⇗
90⇗	18 April 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
91⇗	19 April 1944	Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
92⇗	20 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Tail Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit B Wing, High Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
93⇗	22 April 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31435⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
94⇗	24 April 1944	Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37785⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37789. Sortie Report⇗
95⇗	25 April 1944	Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Metz, France	Tail Gunner	42‑37758⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
96⇗	27 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Tail Gunner	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
97⇗	27 April 1944	Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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