Name | Westrick, Urban William ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 15329783 ‡ |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 4 April 1944 |
Results | Transferred |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Kravet, Marvin Robert⇗ | Pilot | TR |
2nd Lt. Gay, Greeley (NMI)⇗ | Co-pilot | TR |
2nd Lt. Walling, Neil Emerson⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
2nd Lt. Pederson, Floyd Roy⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Gray, Kenneth D (IO)⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
SGT. Westrick, Urban William | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TR |
T/SGT. Altendorf, Elroy Andrew⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Cox, John Stewart⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Felicetti, Frank Dominick⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
SGT. Gustafson, Claus Norman⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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65⇗ | 22 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37788⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41B Group. Turned back at 1053 hrs as #2 supercharger ran away. Sortie Report⇗ |
66⇗ | 24 February 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 41‑24578⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Lead Squadron, low group. Turned back because #2 supercharger ran away and engine began losing oil and smoking; could not be feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
67⇗ | 25 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3441⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
70⇗ | 3 March 1944 |
Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3441⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because #2 engine supercharger ran away. Sortie Report⇗ |
75⇗ | 16 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑3441⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
76⇗ | 18 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
78⇗ | 20 March 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
79⇗ | 22 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
80⇗ | 23 March 1944 |
Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97136⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
82⇗ | 26 March 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑29927⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97231⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed 94 Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
84⇗ | 28 March 1944 |
Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97231⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |