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Palazzo, Anthony (NMI)

Individual Personnel Data
Name Palazzo, Anthony (NMI)
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Rank Second Lieutenant / Captain
Serial Number O-734731
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943.
  • Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - transferred in grade to 16th Station Hospital, APO 651, effective 18 August 1943.
  • Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report, effective 16 September 1943.
Duty Bombardier
MOS1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date 3 September 1944
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Graduated from Bombardier School at Kirtland AAF, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Class #42-17, 12 December 1942.
  • Granted a seven day sick leave effective on or about 5 April 1944 per AF Station 106 Special Orders #64 dated 3 April 1944.
  • Appointed Captain on 25 June 1944, per squadron history (microfilm A0640-01601).
  • Granted a seven day sick leave of absence effective 14 August 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #162 dated 13 August 1944.
  • Granted a seven (7) day leave of absence effective 22 September 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #187 dated 21 Sepember 1944.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
Flt. Ofcr. Hall, Ralph Jackson⇗PilotPOW
Flt. Ofcr. House, Rodney Walter⇗Co-pilotPOW
2nd Lt. Janson, Robert Matthew⇗NavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. Palazzo, Anthony (NMI)BombardierCT
S/SGT. Davis, Smith James⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Cocklin, Homer J⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Valcour, Albert Roland⇗Ball Turret GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Parrish, James Stanley⇗Tail GunnerPOW
S/SGT. McNeal, Paul Ernest⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
SGT. Smiley, Reamond Cook⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 28 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
36⇗ 16 November 1943 Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine
Type: Industry
Location: Knaben, Norway 		Bombardier 42‑37816⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
39⇗ 1 December 1943 Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Solingen, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑29828⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37816.
Sortie Report⇗
40⇗ 5 December 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France 		Bombardier 42‑37816⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
41⇗ 11 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑37816⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy; assumed lead when group lead aborted.
Sortie Report⇗
42⇗ 13 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑37816⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group, low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
45⇗ 22 December 1943 Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑37816⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead
Sortie Report⇗
51⇗ 7 January 1944 Target: Powerhouse
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑31246⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
52⇗ 11 January 1944 Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑31246⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
55⇗ 29 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
56⇗ 30 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑97477⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group high Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
58⇗ 4 February 1944 Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead, high group, 41st B Combat Wing.
Sortie Report⇗
59⇗ 5 February 1944 Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Orleans, France 		Bombardier 42‑31433⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing lead.
Sortie Report⇗
68⇗ 28 February 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France 		Bombardier 42‑38112⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead. Gen. Robert F Travis, Commander, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing (Heavy), Molesworth, England, flew aboard this aircraft as Flight Leader.
Sortie Report⇗
71⇗ 4 March 1944 Type: Military
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑97477⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead.
Sortie Report⇗
73⇗ 8 March 1944 Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑97477⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
79⇗ 22 March 1944 Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑38208⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead. At release point, bombardier reported his salvo mechanism was inoperative: Maj Ketelson ordered his deputy Booska to release and the group's bombs were away on target. Ketelson continued on course and released his bombs on a target of opportunity (TOO), Neuruppin, Germany.
Sortie Report⇗
80⇗ 23 March 1944 Target: Airdrome and Airpark
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Gütersloh, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑97477⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
102⇗ 8 May 1944 Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑97271⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead.
Sortie Report⇗
105⇗ 11 May 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group, Group Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
108⇗ 15 May 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Mimoyecques, France 		Bombardier 42‑102449⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead. Gee-H ship (assumed).
Sortie Report⇗
113⇗ 23 May 1944 Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France 		Bombardier 42‑38014⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
115⇗ 25 May 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Sarreguemines and Blainville-sur-l'Eau, France 		Bombardier 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
120⇗ 30 May 1944 Target: Aircraft Hangars and Repair Sheds
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
160⇗ 18 July 1944 Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑97941⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group, Group Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
169⇗ 1 August 1944 Target: Railroad Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Chartres, France 		Bombardier 42‑97941⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
173⇗ 5 August 1944 Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Langenhagen, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑97699⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing lead. PFF ship.
Sortie Report⇗
175⇗ 8 August 1944 Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France 		Bombardier 42‑107125⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing lead.
Sortie Report⇗
179⇗ 13 August 1944 Target: Tactical: Road Network
Type: Transportation
Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France 		Bombardier 42‑97941⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing lead.
Sortie Report⇗
187⇗ 3 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Bombardier 44‑8007⇗ Combat Mission Credit
PFF ship. Wing lead.
Sortie Report⇗

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