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Whitney, Stanley Clifford

Individual Personnel Data
Name Whitney, Stanley Clifford   
Rank Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 39902707   
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #138 dated 8 November 1943, effective 8 November 1943.
Duty Flexible Gunner
MOS612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date 8 February 1944
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 20 October 1922
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 2496 (16.693 MB)




Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Covington, Royston Truitt, JrPilotEV
2nd Lt. Allio, Orion RandolphCo-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Ohlson, Floyd HenryNavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. McGuinn, Thomas PatrickBombardierPOW
S/SGT. Christian, Kenneth Paul CharlesRadio Operator / GunnerEV
T/SGT. Younker, John JosephEngineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
SGT. Onstad, William WalterBall Turret GunnerPOW
SGT. Wasilewski, Aleck MichaelTail GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Whitney, Stanley CliffordFlexible GunnerPOW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 9 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
38 29 November 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑39784 Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back; couldn't find formation after taking off late, due to misunderstanding over low engine oil pressure.
Sortie Report
40 5 December 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑39784 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
41 11 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑37785 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
42 13 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑39784 Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
Sortie Report
44 20 December 1943 Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑39784 Combat Mission Credit
Brought one bomb back due to bomb release malfunction.
Sortie Report
46 24 December 1943 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Croisette, France
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑37793 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
49 4 January 1944 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑31045 Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Flying Spare. Joined formation, then turned back because of an oxygen system failure.
Sortie Report
53 14 January 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Le Meillard, France
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑29651 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
54 21 January 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑39784 Combat Mission Credit
41A Group.
Sortie Report
55 29 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑39784 Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Lead group. Turned back at 1007 hrs because #3 engine was throwing oil and caught fire.
Sortie Report
57 3 February 1944 Target: Submarines (under construction)
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 41‑24578 Combat Mission Credit
Lead Group.
Sortie Report
61 8 February 1944 Target: Piston Ring Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑39784 Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
High Squadron Deputy. Turned back at 1048 hrs after first and only attack by enemy aircraft on our wing; jettisoned his bombs; crashed southeast of Cherbourg, France, possibly near near le Theil, France. MACR 2496
Sortie Report

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