Yount, Donald Laverne

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Yount, Donald Laverne ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-677629
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	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	8 June 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 28 December 1922 Granted a seven day sick leave effective on or about 14 March 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #48 dated 12 March 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
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

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 30 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
41⇗	11 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37758⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-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	Co-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	Co-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	Co-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	Co-pilot	42‑38014⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Co-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	Co-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	Co-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	Co-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	Co-pilot	42‑31495⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-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	Co-pilot	42‑31435⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
74⇗	9 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Co-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	Co-pilot	42‑31435⇗	Combat Mission Credit Composite high group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
81⇗	24 March 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37885⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
82⇗	26 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France	Co-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	Co-pilot	42‑31435⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗
90⇗	18 April 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31435⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
93⇗	22 April 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
94⇗	24 April 1944	Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑3429⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sustained 20mm cannon damage. Sortie Report⇗
95⇗	25 April 1944	Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Metz, France	Co-pilot	42‑37785⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Landed away at RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
96⇗	27 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Co-pilot	42‑97367⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
97⇗	27 April 1944	Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Co-pilot	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
101⇗	7 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31364⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31435. Sortie Report⇗
105⇗	11 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31435⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
106⇗	12 May 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102617⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
109⇗	19 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Landed away at RAF Oulton, Norfolk, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
119⇗	29 May 1944	Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland	Co-pilot	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
120⇗	30 May 1944	Target: Aircraft Hangars and Repair Sheds Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
121⇗	31 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Colmar, France	Co-pilot	42‑102617⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗

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