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Brockett, Wendell Greene

Individual Personnel Data
Name Brockett, Wendell Greene
Rank Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number O-2068071
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #56 dated 13 March 1945, effective 13 March 1945.
  • Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report (Paragraph 3, Special Orders #176,1st Air Division) - to 34th Bomb Group, effective 28 June 1945.
Duty Bombardier
MOS1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date 28 June 1945
Results Transferred
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 14 December 1924
  • Graduated from Bombardier School at Kirtland AAF, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Class #44-11, 2 September 1944.
  • Promoted from 2LT to First Lieutenant per HQ 8th Air Force Special Orders #152 dated 1 June 1945.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album




Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Montgomery, Robert WPilotFCMEW
2nd Lt. Tarro, John PeterCo-pilotKIS
2nd Lt. Goldsmith, Alan ENavigatorFCMEW
2nd Lt. Brockett, Wendell GreeneBombardierTR
CPL. O'Brien, Robert ERadio Operator / GunnerTBD
S/SGT. Knapp, Thomas HenryEngineer / Top Turret GunnerTBD
SGT. Baird, Robert SamuelBall Turret GunnerFCMEW
S/SGT. Glass, Lois, VernonTail GunnerCT
CPL. Dufour, Ralph KennethFlexible GunnerCT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 11 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
295 23 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany
Bombardier 42‑102459 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
296 24 March 1945 Target: Vechta Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Vechta, Germany
Bombardier 43‑38801 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
298 26 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany
Bombardier 44‑6892 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
299 28 March 1945 Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works
Type: Industry
Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany
Bombardier 42‑97824 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
300 30 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard
Machine Shop
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany
Bombardier 42‑102459 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
301 31 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Bombardier 43‑39203 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report
302 3 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Kiel, Germany
Bombardier 42‑102620 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
309 11 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Freiham, Germany
Bombardier 43‑39138 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
310 14 April 1945 Target: Gun Battery
Type: Military
Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France
Bombardier 44‑8541 Combat Mission Credit
Deputy Wing Lead. Originally assigned to 44‑8401, changed to this aircraft when displaced by Col Milton, due to his original aircraft becoming unservicable.
Sortie Report
313 17 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany
Bombardier 43‑39138 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
316 25 April 1945 Target: Skoda Armament Works
Type: Industry
Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Bombardier 44‑8945 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron Deputy and Hot Camera ship.
Sortie Report

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