Name | Boomhower, William (NMI) ‡ |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-735164 ‡ |
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. |
Duty | Bombardier |
MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
Last Duty Date | 1 December 1943 |
Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 1335⇓ (5.166 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Riches, George William⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
Flt. Ofcr. Waugh, Colby Arthur⇗ | Co-pilot | TR |
2nd Lt. Irwin, Donald Jesse⇗ | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Boomhower, William (NMI) | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Penney, Freeman Seth, "Buzz"⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Anderson, Bernard Herman⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Smith, Guy Edwin⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Lavoie, Ralph Edmund⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Martin, Stanley Schoffield⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. Waller, William Theodore⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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1⇗ | 22 June 1943 |
Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium |
Bombardier | 42‑5849⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
8⇗ | 14 July 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Bombardier | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
11⇗ | 28 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because they couldn't keep up with formation; detonation suspected. Sortie Report⇗ |
12⇗ | 29 July 1943 |
Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑3104 which was flown by the Sierens Crew. Sortie Report⇗ |
14⇗ | 12 August 1943 |
Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑30043⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back over Yarmouth; could not reach altitude or keep up with formation; lower turret was out and top turret Vickers unit was 'vaporizing' (?). Sortie Report⇗ |
16⇗ | 16 August 1943 |
Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Bombardier | 42‑5849⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Pilot and co-pilot wounded in legs by shrapnel. Sortie Report⇗ |
19⇗ | 31 August 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Bombardier | 42‑29699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
20⇗ | 3 September 1943 |
Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Bombardier | 42‑29699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
37⇗ | 26 November 1943 |
Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑5838⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
38⇗ | 29 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑3259⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron lead; Ground Spare Aircraft (545th BS), replaced 42‑3441; turned back due to pilot illness. Sortie Report⇗ |
39⇗ | 1 December 1943 |
Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑30033⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Group lead; mechanical problems; turned back at 11:30am. Sortie Report⇗ |