Brown, William C

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Brown, William C ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-722565
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #190 dated 26 September 1944, effective 26 September 1944.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	5 May 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Graduated from Bombardier School at San Angelo AAF, San Angelo, Texas, Class #444-06, 29 April 1944. Granted a seven day operational leave of absence effective 31 January 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #24 dated 30 January 1945.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Simmons, Robert Edwin⇗	Co-pilot	POW
Flt. Ofcr. Calnitz, Jerome⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Brown, William C	Bombardier	CT
T/SGT. Bias, Ira J, Jr⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
T/SGT. Howell, Evan Lawrence⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Doleshal, Charles Joseph⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
T/SGT. Hastings, Harmon Charles⇗	Tail Gunner	MIA
S/SGT. Walker, Ferris John⇗	Tail Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Williams, John Allen⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
--⇗	30 October 1943	Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑30026⇗	Sortie Report⇗
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Third Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
210⇗	14 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany	Bombardier	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
211⇗	15 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Bombardier	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Bombardier	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
213⇗	18 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Fourth Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
217⇗	1 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Bombardier	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Bombardier	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37822. Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Bombardier	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41D Squadron. Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
229⇗	25 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed at Grafton Underwood. Sortie Report⇗
231⇗	27 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
233⇗	30 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97320⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Low Squadron Sortie Report⇗
234⇗	2 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
235⇗	4 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
237⇗	9 December 1944	Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany	Bombardier	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Bombardier	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
239⇗	12 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
241⇗	19 December 1944	Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. Sortie Report⇗
243⇗	24 December 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38927⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
251⇗	5 January 1945	Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report⇗
260⇗	23 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at North Pickenham Airfield, AAF Station 143. Sortie Report⇗
261⇗	28 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
306⇗	7 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany	Bombardier	44‑8608⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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