Name | West, George Berry |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-802893 |
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 | Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 28 May 1944 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. West, George Berry | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Yount, Donald Laverne⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. DeWitt, Robert Courtney⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Credidio, Anthony Joseph⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Anderson, Charles LeRoy⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
T/SGT. Crippen, Creig B⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Skerko, John (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Graeb, William Louis⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
SGT. Figley, Wilbert Guy⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
SGT. Ray, William Charles⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
38⇗ | 29 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑29703⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; navigator became ill after takeoff. Sortie Report⇗ |
39⇗ | 1 December 1943 |
Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑29703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying Spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
41⇗ | 11 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑37758⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
44⇗ | 20 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
46⇗ | 24 December 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France |
Pilot | 42‑29651⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
47⇗ | 30 December 1943 |
Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Briefed to fly in high Squadron of composite group, flew #5 position with unidentified Group; landed away at Thurleigh due to low fuel Sortie Report⇗ |
49⇗ | 4 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
Pilot | 41‑24560⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
53⇗ | 14 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France |
Pilot | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
55⇗ | 29 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
56⇗ | 30 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29703⇗ |
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 |
Pilot | 42‑29703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
59⇗ | 5 February 1944 |
Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France |
Pilot | 42‑29703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
60⇗ | 6 February 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Pilot | 42‑29703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
63⇗ | 20 February 1944 |
Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31606⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group Flying Spare. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
64⇗ | 21 February 1944 |
Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, low group. Landed away at Rattlesden due to technical failures. Sortie Report⇗ |
66⇗ | 24 February 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑37885⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
67⇗ | 25 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany |
Pilot | 41‑24560⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron, Lead Group. Landed away at RAF Desborough, Northamptonshire, on return due to low fuel. 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 |
Pilot | 42‑31495⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
71⇗ | 4 March 1944 |
Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31364⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1035 hrs; aircraft took off late and was unable to locate the group formation due to poor visibility. Sortie Report⇗ |
72⇗ | 6 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31435⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
74⇗ | 9 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31435⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
80⇗ | 23 March 1944 |
Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31435⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Composite high group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
82⇗ | 26 March 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France |
Pilot | 42‑31435⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31435⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
90⇗ | 18 April 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31435⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
96⇗ | 27 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Pilot | 42‑97367⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
101⇗ | 7 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31364⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31435. Sortie Report⇗ |
103⇗ | 8 May 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Pilot | 42‑31435⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
109⇗ | 19 May 1944 |
Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31364⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
110⇗ | 20 May 1944 |
Target: Orly Airport Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Pilot | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |