Winsby, William Edgar

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Winsby, William Edgar ‡ ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	39143475 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #26 dated 2 February 1945, effective 2 February 1945.
Duty	Flexible Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	25 June 1945
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 23 March 1925 Promoted to Sergeant effective 18 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #40 dated 18 February 1945. Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS 612 effective 26 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #66 dated 26 March 1945. Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 3 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 3 April 1945. Transferred to the 493rd Bomb Group on 25 June 1945 for return to the USA with the 493rd Bomb Group.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Drew, James Lawrence, "Larry"⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Rotherham, James H⇗	Co-pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Keyser, William Ross, Jr, "Bill"⇗	Navigator	FCMEW
CPL. Seymour, Kenneth Thomas⇗	Togglier	FCMEW
CPL. Lustig, David Carl, Jr, "Dave"⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Lanham, Theodore James, "Ted"⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Snider, William Paul, "Paul"⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TBD
CPL. Lillico, Douglas Crawford, Jr⇗	Tail Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Winsby, William Edgar	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 21 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
268⇗	19 February 1945	Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
269⇗	20 February 1945	Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
270⇗	21 February 1945	Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
271⇗	22 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
272⇗	23 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Turned back with a feathered prop. Sortie Report⇗
273⇗	24 February 1945	Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
274⇗	25 February 1945	Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Flexible (Waist) Gunner	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
278⇗	1 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
285⇗	10 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	43‑39236⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
289⇗	15 March 1945	Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
290⇗	17 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	43‑39053⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
293⇗	20 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
294⇗	22 March 1945	Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Returned with #1 engine feathered. Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
297⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Twente Enschede Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
299⇗	28 March 1945	Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	44‑6514⇗	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	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
301⇗	31 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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