Mazer, Nathan Herschel

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Mazer, Nathan Herschel, "Mike" ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / Captain
Serial Number	O-1551902
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Squadron history, microfilm B0373-01275, effective 28 December 1942.
Duty	Ordnance Officer
MOS	4532 - Aviation Ordnance Officer
Last Duty Date	21 May 1945
Results	Transferred
Decorations	Awarded the Air Medal and one Oak Leaf Cluster.
Additional Information	Appointed First Lieutenant per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 12 April 1943. Placed on Temporary Duty to HQ, Eighth Air Force on or about 25 August 1943 for 2 days, purpose Ordnance Activities per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #80 dated 24 August 1943. Ordered to attend a conference of Ordnance Officers at HQ, 8th Air Force on 22 September 1943 for approximately three days per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #100 dated 20 September 1943. Ordered to travel to Hq 8th Air Force, thence to Hq 8th Bomber Command, and thence to Hq 8th Air Force Service Command' for Supply Activities, on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #161 dated 7 December 1943. Granted an eight day leave of absence effective 11 January 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #4 dated 5 January 1944. Placed on two days Temporary Duty to London on or about 30 June 1944, purpose Ordnance Activities per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #124 dated 29 June 1944. Appointed Captain, AUS effective 15 August 1944 per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 21 August 1944. Granted a seven day sick leave of absence effective 21 August 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #167 dated 20 August 1944. Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to Number 10 Technical Training School (RAF) per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 8 October 1944. Dropped from 544th BS rolls while on temporary duty at AAF flexible Gunnery School, Laredo, TX, per 544th BS Morning Report, 21 May 1945. While not officially a combat crewman, Mazer nonetheless flew a number of combat missions. Mission documents may not record every mission he completed, as many of his missions were not officially sanctioned. B-17G serial number 42-98000 was given the name 'Fightin Hebe' in recognition of this young Jewish officer's fighting spirit.

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 5 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
15⇗	15 August 1943	Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France	Observer	42‑29956⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
19⇗	31 August 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France	Observer	42‑29651⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low Squadron Deputy. Turned back; couldn't keep up with formation. Sortie Report⇗
20⇗	3 September 1943	Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France	Observer	42‑3429⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
36⇗	16 November 1943	Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway	Observer	42‑5051⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
79⇗	22 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Passenger	42‑31435⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Mazer is listed as 'Pass/B' implying that he flew in the nose of the aircraft, probably serving as nose-gunner and togglier. Sortie Report⇗
188⇗	5 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97986⇗	Combat Mission Credit PFF ship. Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗

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