Name | Briones, Leon Humberto ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 39548682 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #69 dated 12 April 1944, effective 12 April 1944. |
Duty | Flexible Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 7 August 1944 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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1st Lt. Kirkpatrick, William Hugh⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Seitz, Harold Meade⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Sandrow, Harry Jack⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Stimac, John (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Peterson, George (NMI)⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Gist, Cecil Burt⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Cook, Francis DeWitt⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
SGT. Briones, Leon Humberto | Flexible Gunner | CT |
SGT. Mack, Robert John⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97573⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
102⇗ | 8 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
104⇗ | 9 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Thionville, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97573⇗ |
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 | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
107⇗ | 13 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37792⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
109⇗ | 19 May 1944 |
Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97573⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
110⇗ | 20 May 1944 |
Target: Orly Airport Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
111⇗ | 21 May 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (Supergun Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97309⇗ |
Group B High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
114⇗ | 24 May 1944 |
Target: Unidentified Military Installations Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
115⇗ | 25 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Sarreguemines and Blainville-sur-l'Eau, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97573⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
116⇗ | 27 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97573⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
118⇗ | 28 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97573⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
120⇗ | 30 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Hangars and Repair Sheds Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97178⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
123⇗ | 2 June 1944 |
Target: Four Medium Howitzer Batteries, Tactical Support Type: Military Location: Neufchatel (5 miles SE of Hardelot), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
125⇗ | 4 June 1944 |
Target: Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Hardelot (Boulogne area), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
126⇗ | 5 June 1944 |
Target: Field Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: La Fosse, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
138⇗ | 18 June 1944 |
Target: Ölwerke Julius Humbles Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
139⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
140⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
141⇗ | 20 June 1944 |
Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
142⇗ | 21 June 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Composite High Group. Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
143⇗ | 22 June 1944 |
Target: V-2 Storage & Launch Site Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97178⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
144⇗ | 22 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lille (Fives district), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
145⇗ | 24 June 1944 |
Target: German Vacuum Oil Company Type: Oil Industry Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group deputy, 41st B wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
146⇗ | 25 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment Type: Transportation Location: Sens, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy, 41st A wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
147⇗ | 27 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy, 41st A section. Sortie Report⇗ |
150⇗ | 4 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux (Conches-en-Ouche), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
152⇗ | 6 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Blanc Pignon Ferme, Cléty, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
153⇗ | 7 July 1944 |
Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st B wing. Lost group in heavy clouds; tacked on to the low group of the 41st B wing and bombed with them. Sortie Report⇗ |
154⇗ | 8 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
156⇗ | 12 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
172⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
173⇗ | 5 August 1944 |
Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
174⇗ | 7 August 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |