Strickland, Alexander Conwell , Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Strickland, Alexander Conwell , "Connie", Jr ⇗
Rank	Major / Lieutenant Colonel
Serial Number	O-662840
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group Headquarters Detachment, per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #232 dated 24 November 1944, effective 20 November 1944. Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #13, effective 15 January 1945.
Duty	Undetermined
Last Duty Date	TBD
Results	TBD
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 20 December 1920 Appointed as a member of a Special Court-Martial. All previous Court-Martial board appointments of SSO #200, 9 October 1944 and SSO #226, 25 November1944 are revoked per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #244 dated 12 December 1944. So much of paragraph 2, Station Special Orders #244 as pertains to MAJOR ALEXANDER C.STRICKLAND is rescinded, and CAPTAIN JULIUS F. HOECH is substituted therefor per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #245 dated 14 December 1944. Appointed as a member of a Flying Evaluation Board effective 5 January 1945. All previous Flying Evaluation Board appointments dated 6 February 1944 and 7 February 1944 are revoked per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #4 dated 5 January 1945. Paragraph 12, Special Orders #4, 5 January 1945 (appointment to Flying Evaluation Board) revoked per paragraph 7, AAF Station 106 Special Orders #43 dated 22 February 1945. Transferred from HQ Det 384th BG to the 545th BS and designated CO of the 545th on 15 January 1945. He took over for Major Arthur M Stone, who was reported missing on 10 January 1945 while on a combat mission. He was also relieved from assignment as Group Training Officer (primary) on this date. Appointed to a Flying Evaluation Board to meet at the call of the president to act on the case of Second Lieutenant Murray L. Goldberg, 545th Bomb Squadron per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #43 dated 22 February 1945.

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 10 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
107⇗	13 May 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland	Co-pilot	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group lead, 40th CBW. Col. William L Travis, 41st Bomb Wing, aboard as combat flight leader and pilot. Sortie Report⇗
236⇗	6 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Commander	44‑8007⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
243⇗	24 December 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany	Commander	44‑8221⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group Lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Commander	44‑8007⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
260⇗	23 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Commander	44‑8211⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Group lead. Turned back over field due to mechanical failure. Sortie Report⇗
261⇗	28 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Commander	44‑8008⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
270⇗	21 February 1945	Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Air Commander	44‑8580⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
279⇗	2 March 1945	Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany	Commander	44‑8580⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
287⇗	12 March 1945	Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany	Commander	44‑8649⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Commander	44‑8541⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
313⇗	17 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Commander	44‑8789⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗

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