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Zipfel, Herbert Walter

Individual Personnel Data
Name Zipfel, Herbert Walter   ‡
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Rank Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 35549231   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #56 dated 24 March 1944, effective 24 March 1944.
Duty Flexible Gunner / Togglier
MOS612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date 20 July 1944
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Not identified in National Archives POW database.
Additional Information
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #66 dated 7 April 1944.
  • Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to American Red Cross Club, Spetchley Park, Worcester (a Flak House) on 2 June 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #100 dated 30 May 1944.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 7278⇓ (36.954 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Wright, James Wiley⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Carter, Jack Nifong⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Stakes, Albert Garrison⇗NavigatorCT
Flt. Ofcr. Hendrix, Alfred Franklin⇗BombardierCT
S/SGT. Johnson, Eugene Allen⇗Radio Operator / GunnerTBD
SGT. Waller, Guy Ford⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Clements, Huel Richard⇗Ball Turret GunnerTBD
SGT. Cummings, Julian Cowden⇗Tail GunnerCT
S/SGT. Zipfel, Herbert WalterFlexible GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Jablonski, Raymond Joseph⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 30 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
87⇗ 10 April 1944 Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E)
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97449⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
88⇗ 11 April 1944 Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Sorau, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97072⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Joined the 41st Combat Wing B and attacked their secondary target.
Sortie Report⇗
89⇗ 13 April 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97072⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report⇗
90⇗ 18 April 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97072⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
91⇗ 19 April 1944 Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑38158⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
92⇗ 20 April 1944 Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑102449⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Sortie Report⇗
98⇗ 29 April 1944 Target: Industrial District
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97204⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
99⇗ 1 May 1944 Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97201⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
100⇗ 4 May 1944 Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97367⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron, composite high group, 94th CBW.
Sortie Report⇗
101⇗ 7 May 1944 Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97263⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back due to severe diarrhea in pilot, co-pilot, and navigator due to bad potato salad at the snack bar the night before; other cases were reported.
Sortie Report⇗
103⇗ 8 May 1944 Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
106⇗ 12 May 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97072⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
107⇗ 13 May 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory.
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Poznań, Poland 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑102402⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group deputy, 40th CBW.
Sortie Report⇗
108⇗ 15 May 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Mimoyecques, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97072⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
109⇗ 19 May 1944 Target: Unidentified Industrial Area
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97072⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group.
Sortie Report⇗
112⇗ 22 May 1944 Target: Warehouse District in the Dock Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97072⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
114⇗ 24 May 1944 Target: Unidentified Military Installations
Type: Military
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97237⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group.
Sortie Report⇗
116⇗ 27 May 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Togglier 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Group, Low Squadron Deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
117⇗ 28 May 1944 Target: Junkers Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Dessau, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97237⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
135⇗ 14 June 1944 Target: Coulommiers Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Coulommiers, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑6128⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41D Group, Low Squadron Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
136⇗ 15 June 1944 Target: Railroad Viaduct
Type: Transportation
Location: La Possonnièrre, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑6128⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Group, Low Squadron Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
139⇗ 19 June 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Fleury & Crépy, France 		Togglier 44‑6135⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group, Low Squadron Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
141⇗ 20 June 1944 Target: Oil Refineries
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑38208⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group, High Squadron Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
142⇗ 21 June 1944 Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑107064⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft. replaced 44‑6080. Lead Group.
Sortie Report⇗
148⇗ 28 June 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Juvincourt (Juvincourt-et-Damary), France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97960⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group lead, 41st A wing. Landed away at Wattisham, AAF Station 377, on return due to weather.
Sortie Report⇗
149⇗ 30 June 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Montdidier, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑102449⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group lead.
Sortie Report⇗
154⇗ 8 July 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Renescure, France 		Togglier 42‑107064⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group.
Sortie Report⇗
157⇗ 13 July 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97237⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group, Low Squadron Deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
159⇗ 17 July 1944 Target: Beautor Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Beautor, France 		Togglier 42‑97204⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
Sortie Report⇗
160⇗ 18 July 1944 Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97204⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group.
Sortie Report⇗
161⇗ 19 July 1944 Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany 		Togglier 44‑6149⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
162⇗ 20 July 1944 Target: Aircraft Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Dessau, Germany 		Togglier 42‑37974⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
High Group. At 1115 hrs aircraft dropped back and released bombs, apparently unable to keep up with formation; it was under attack by four ME109s and two FW190s; four chutes seen; the aircraft went down in a glide, apparently under control; crashed near Zetteritz, Germany. MACR 727.
Sortie Report⇗

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