Burke, John Joseph

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Burke, John Joseph ‡ ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	32909764 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #190 dated 26 September 1944, effective 26 September 1944.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	15 February 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 27 September 1924 Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #196 dated 4 October 1944. Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 14 November 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #225 dated 14 November 1944. Ordered to Ebrington Manor, AAF Station 498 (a Flak house) for seven days Temporary Duty on 25 January 1945 to carry out instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #20 dated 23 January 1945. Promoted to Technical Sergeant effective 3 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #27 dated 3 February 1945.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 44-10-12-521⇓ (3.499 MB)

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Holmes, George W⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Mohr, James Henry⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Mason, Mark⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Gerlach, Menceslaus Anthony⇗	Bombardier	KIA
CPL. Burke, John Joseph	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
CPL. Preble, James Jarvis⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Hensley, Clyde Wilburn⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TBD
CPL. Harshman, William Everett⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Applegate, William Charles⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
CPL. Hultberg, Stanley Robert⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
--	12 October 1944	None Non-combat sortie	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	A hard landing caused starboard main landing gear to collapse, resulting in damage to that side of the aircraft. There were no crew injuries. Sortie Report⇗
210⇗	14 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑102518. Sortie Report⇗
211⇗	15 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
213⇗	18 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
214⇗	19 October 1944	Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
217⇗	1 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38823⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38823⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Radio Operator	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38673⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38673⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Radio Operator	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
235⇗	4 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Landed away at Boxted due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
236⇗	6 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
237⇗	9 December 1944	Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
242⇗	23 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Horham due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
243⇗	24 December 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit 13F Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
244⇗	27 December 1944	Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
245⇗	28 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Left formation over friendly territory and landed on Continent, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit Did not join the 384th formation as briefed; probably joined another group and attacked their primary target (Speyer, Germany). Landed at Laon, France (airfield A-70) due to flak damage. Crew and aircraft resumed combat operations 9 days later. Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Division deputy. Ordered to fly as the low Squadron deputy to make room for the low Squadron leader to fly in the division deputy position. Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire. Sortie Report⇗
260⇗	23 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38678⇗	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Low Squadron deputy; did not take off. Sortie Report⇗
266⇗	14 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8007⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
267⇗	15 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report⇗

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