Name | Young, Johnie Earl ‡ |
Rank | Corporal / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 38392588 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #254 dated 23 December 1944, effective 23 December 1944. |
Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 25 April 1945 |
Results | Flying Combat Missions At End Of War |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 12154⇓ (7.168 MB) |
Photos of this Veteran signing the Wing Panel | Young Signing⇗ |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Ruckman, George Francis⇗ | Pilot | CT |
Flt. Ofcr. O'Leary, William Joseph, Jr, "Willie, Bill"⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Dulac, Albert Arthur⇗ | Navigator | TBD |
Flt. Ofcr. Rivall, Jack Wallace⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
CPL. Garstak, Jack George⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | FCMEW |
CPL. Young, Johnie Earl | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | FCMEW |
CPL. Swieso, Oril Herbert⇗ | Spot Jammer | CT |
CPL. Sorenson, Fredrick A⇗ | Tail Gunner | FCMEW |
CPL. Rice, Alonzo Robert⇗ | Flexible Gunner | FCMEW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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251⇗ | 5 January 1945 |
Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97960⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; unable to locate formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
252⇗ | 7 January 1945 |
Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6514⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
253⇗ | 8 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
254⇗ | 10 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38752⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
258⇗ | 21 January 1945 |
Target: Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38757⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
261⇗ | 28 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38757⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Originally assigned to Whitesides; taken by Ruckmman when he scrubbed 44‑6592. Sortie Report⇗ |
263⇗ | 1 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
264⇗ | 3 February 1945 |
Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Left formation after bombs away; crash-landed in Russian territory; repaired plane and returned via Italy to Grafton Underwood on 23 March 1945. Sortie Report⇗ |
307⇗ | 9 April 1945 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
308⇗ | 10 April 1945 |
Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38752⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
309⇗ | 11 April 1945 |
Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38757⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
310⇗ | 14 April 1945 |
Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
311⇗ | 15 April 1945 |
Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
312⇗ | 16 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑6592. Sortie Report⇗ |
313⇗ | 17 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
314⇗ | 19 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38752⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
315⇗ | 20 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
316⇗ | 25 April 1945 |
Target: Skoda Armament Works Type: Industry Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |