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Hutchinson, Thomas Dale

Individual Personnel Data
Name Hutchinson, Thomas Dale
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Rank Major / Lieutenant Colonel
Serial Number O-401236
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #173 dated 29 August 1944, effective 29 August 1944.
  • Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF station 106 Special Orders #235, effective 29 November 1944.
  • Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group Headquarters Detachment, per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #27 dated 3 February 1945, effective 3 February 1945.
Duty Pilot / Commanding Officer
MOS1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date 19 October 1945
Results Transferred
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 1919
  • Appointed as a member of a Special Courts Martial per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #185 dated 19 September 1944.
  • Detailed Group Training Officer (Additional) effective 30 September 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #193 dated 30 September 1944.
  • Appointed Group Operations Officer (primary) vice Lt. Col. George H. Koehne Jr (relieved) effective 3 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #27 dated 3 February 1945.
  • 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.
  • Appointed to a board of officers, purpose to inspect any aircraft on this station to determine its fitness or unfitness for further tactical use per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #33 dated 10 February 1945.
  • Appointed president of 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.
  • Appointed as a voting member of a Flying Evaluation Board effective 20 February 1945, purpose to conduct investigations of aircraft accidents per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #59 dated 17 March 1945.
  • Designated Station Accident Officer, (additional) effective 17 March 1945 per AF Station 106 Special Orders #59 dated 17 March 1945.
  • Placed on approximately two days Temporary Duty to London on or about 6 April 1945, purpose Public Relations Office (PRO) Radio Activities per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #74 dated 5 April 1945.
  • Designated Assistant Top Secret Control Officer effective 21 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #87 dated 21 April 1945. This designation revoked and Major Clarence E. Thacker substituted therefor per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #93 dated 29 April 1945.
  • Relieved of duty as Group Operations Officer (primary) and Designated Deputy Group Commander effective 24 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #89 dated 24 April 1945.
  • Appointed as Alternate Member of an Accident Investigation Board and relieved of duty as Station Accident Officer (additional) per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #92 dated 28 April 1945.
  • Relieved as Deputy Group Commander on AAF Station 195 (Istres) SO #70 dated 19 October 1945, by Captain Donald O Funk.
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 27 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
196⇗ 19 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑97986⇗ Combat Mission Credit
PFF ship; lead Squadron deputy. Landed away at Old Buckenham, reason unknown.
Sortie Report⇗
197⇗ 21 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mainz, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
198⇗ 25 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Pilot 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
C Wing, lead group. Hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
199⇗ 26 September 1944 Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Pilot 43‑38615⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
200⇗ 27 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points)
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Commander 43‑38016⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group lead.
Sortie Report⇗
205⇗ 5 October 1944 Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Commander 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead. Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report⇗
209⇗ 11 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany 		Commander 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Third Squadron lead. PFF ship.
Sortie Report⇗
213⇗ 18 October 1944 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Commander 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Relinquished lead to deputy on bomb run after Gee-H equipment failed.
Sortie Report⇗
216⇗ 30 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Commander 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report⇗
222⇗ 8 November 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Commander 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
229⇗ 25 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Commander 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF ship; landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather.
Sortie Report⇗
235⇗ 4 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Soest, Germany 		Commander 44‑8211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Landed away at Boxted due to low fuel.
Sortie Report⇗
242⇗ 23 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ehrang, Germany 		Commander 44‑8401⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead. Landed away at Horham due to weather.
Sortie Report⇗
243⇗ 24 December 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Kirch Göns, Germany 		Commander 44‑8401⇗ Combat Mission Credit
13F Squadron Lead. PFF ship.
Sortie Report⇗
251⇗ 5 January 1945 Target: Landing Ground
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany 		Commander 42‑98027⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report⇗
259⇗ 22 January 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade, Germany 		Commander 44‑8221⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Engine #3 ran away after the target; left the formation about 15 minutes before the Zuider Zee on the return trip. Major Hutchinson ordered the deputy to assume the lead. The mission folder lacks details, but it is known that this aircraft flew its next mission with the 384th on 7 April, and several of the crewmembers continued to fly with the Group.
Sortie Report⇗
269⇗ 20 February 1945 Target: Main Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Commander 44‑8580⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF ship.
Sortie Report⇗
275⇗ 26 February 1945 Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof)
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Commander 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF ship.
Sortie Report⇗
278⇗ 1 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany 		Commander 44‑8541⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report⇗
284⇗ 9 March 1945 Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works
Type: Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany 		Commander 44‑8649⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report⇗
286⇗ 11 March 1945 Target: Vacuum Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Commander 44‑8649⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF ship.
Sortie Report⇗
293⇗ 20 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Commander 42‑98027⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead. PFF ship.
Sortie Report⇗
296⇗ 24 March 1945 Target: Vechta Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Vechta, Germany 		Commander 44‑8541⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report⇗
303⇗ 4 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fassberg, Germany 		Commander 44‑8649⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report⇗
309⇗ 11 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Freiham, Germany 		Commander 44‑8649⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8541. Group lead. PFF ship.
Sortie Report⇗
312⇗ 16 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Regensburg, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑102430⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Col. Milton flew mission as 'Cowboy Scouter'.
Sortie Report⇗
316⇗ 25 April 1945 Target: Skoda Armament Works
Type: Industry
Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia 		Commander 44‑8789⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group Lead. PFF ship.
Sortie Report⇗

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