Williams, David H

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Williams, David H ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	13116016 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 17 July 1944, effective 17 July 1944. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 18 December 1944 - to Casual Pool, 70th Replacement Depot, AAF Station Chorley, effective 14 December 1944.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	14 December 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 1921 All 384th records give his middle initial as 'H' while the NARA Enlistment Database has it as 'I'. His ASN confirms both sources refer to the same individual. Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 210 dated 23 October 1944. Placed on seven days Temporary Duty (7) to Southport, AAF Station 524 (a Flak house) on 30 October 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #213 dated 28 October 1944.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Hassing, Eugene Theron⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. McDaniel, Earl Clark⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Pougiales, George Francis⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Reeder, James Louis⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Williams, David H	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Wiggin, George Owen⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Sullivan, Robert James⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Peterson, William Junior⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Head, Robert Laverne⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Carmack, Ted Morgan⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102601⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group, 41st B wing. Sortie Report⇗
169⇗	1 August 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France	Radio Operator	42‑107083⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
170⇗	3 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France	Radio Operator	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit H Group Hot Camera Ship. Sortie Report⇗
171⇗	4 August 1944	Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. One bomb dropped between IP and target. Sortie Report⇗
173⇗	5 August 1944	Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
177⇗	11 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France	Radio Operator	42‑102601⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
178⇗	12 August 1944	Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France	Radio Operator	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Radio Operator	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
183⇗	24 August 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102500⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107058. Sortie Report⇗
184⇗	25 August 1944	Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102500⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
186⇗	30 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France	Radio Operator	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
187⇗	3 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
188⇗	5 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102500⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Lead group Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑38014⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation; aircraft struck by flak just before the IP; after dropping bombs on target left formation, apparently under control; landed away in France; crew returned to GU. Sortie Report⇗
201⇗	28 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
205⇗	5 October 1944	Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
207⇗	7 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38588⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit Fourth Squadron. Togglier Dale Dean Peloke killed by Flak. Sortie Report⇗
210⇗	14 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
211⇗	15 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Lead Squadron Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
225⇗	11 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 43‑38501. Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
233⇗	30 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
234⇗	2 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
235⇗	4 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
236⇗	6 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38616⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
237⇗	9 December 1944	Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107083⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, B Group, hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
239⇗	12 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗

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