Broyhill, Virgil Ray

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Broyhill, Virgil Ray ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-748343 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #46 Dated 9 March 1944, effective 9 March 1944. Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, effective 16 April 1944.
Duty	Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	24 April 1944
Results	Interned, Neutral Country
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 23 April 1922 Interned in Switzerland.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 4287⇓ (7.504 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Broyhill, Virgil Ray	Pilot	INT
2nd Lt. Burns, Albert Harry, Jr⇗	Co-pilot	INT
2nd Lt. Earle, Guy Harmon, Jr⇗	Navigator	INT
Flt. Ofcr. Grilli, Eugene Philip⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Pizzi, Frank Benjamin⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	INT
S/SGT. Duncan, Sam Park, Jr⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	INT
SGT. Piemonte, Guiseppe Mario⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	INT
T/SGT. Robertson, James Roman⇗	Tail Gunner	INT
S/SGT. Massengale, Arnold Lee⇗	Flexible Gunner	INT
SGT. Wilkins, John Robert⇗	Flexible Gunner	INT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 10 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
79⇗	22 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31235⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
80⇗	23 March 1944	Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31235⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, composite high group Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Co-pilot	42‑37885⇗	Combat Mission Credit 94 Group. Sortie Report⇗
85⇗	29 March 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31435⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37789⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
87⇗	10 April 1944	Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium	Pilot	42‑31495⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Pilot	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
92⇗	20 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Pilot	42‑102446⇗	Combat Mission Credit B Wing, High Group. Sortie Report⇗
93⇗	22 April 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Pilot	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Dropped nickles (propaganda leaflets) with regular demolition bombs. Sortie Report⇗
94⇗	24 April 1944	Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Pilot	42‑37885⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Though not observed leaving formation, this aircraft made a forced landing at Dubendorf, Switzerland. MACR 4287 Sortie Report⇗

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