Brown, William (NMI)

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Brown, William (NMI) ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	6940090 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #96 dated 14 September 1943, effective 14 September 1943. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - transferred to Casual Pool, 12th RCD, AAF Station 591, effective 13 March 1944.
Duty	Ball Turret Gunner
MOS	612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date	13 March 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Placed on seven days Temporary Duty on or About 29 January 1944 to Moulsford Manor near Chelsey, Berkshire (a FLAK House) per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #18 dated 25 January 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Jones, William Arch, Jr, "Sonny"⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Morgan, James Edward, Jr⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Coughlin, James Phillip⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Wilson, James Marvin⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Gager, Homer Dwight⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
T/SGT. Dowsley, Felix Raymond, Jr⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Brown, William (NMI)	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Pierce, Ralph Emerson, Jr⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Rotondi, George William, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
S/SGT. White, Frederick Louis⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 25 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
26⇗	27 September 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29712⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
27⇗	2 October 1943	Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑5404⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
29⇗	8 October 1943	Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3259⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
30⇗	9 October 1943	Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3218⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
31⇗	10 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3259⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗
33⇗	20 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3259⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
--⇗	30 October 1943	Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3259⇗	Sortie Report⇗
36⇗	16 November 1943	Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway	Ball Turret	42‑30033⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
37⇗	26 November 1943	Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37758⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
39⇗	1 December 1943	Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29632⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Kimbolton. Sortie Report⇗
40⇗	5 December 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	Ball Turret	42‑37758⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
42⇗	13 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37758⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
43⇗	16 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Ball Turret	41‑24560⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37758. Sortie Report⇗
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37758⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
45⇗	22 December 1943	Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31246⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
46⇗	24 December 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France	Ball Turret	42‑31246⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
47⇗	30 December 1943	Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37758⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying Spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
49⇗	4 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37758⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑5444⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Ball Turret	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy, 41st B Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑38112⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
68⇗	28 February 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Ball Turret	42‑31926⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
72⇗	6 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37792⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing. This aircraft had blown the tire on the left main landing gear during takeoff. The crew jettisoned its bomb load in the English Channel and remained in the air near the base until fuel was nearly exhausted, then landed without further damage. Sortie Report⇗
73⇗	8 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
74⇗	9 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗

Every effort has been expended to ensure all information on this page is complete and accurate.
Please inform webmaster of any discrepancies or omissions by using the button below.