Bumpers, Frederick Scott

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Bumpers, Frederick Scott ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	38319836 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #45 dated 8 July 1943, effective 8 July 1943. Transferred to the 15th Air Force, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 7 February 1944, effective 7 February 1944.
Duty	Flexible Gunner
Last Duty Date	7 February 1944
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 18 November 1917 Promoted to Sergeant on Station 106 Special Orders #49 dated 15 July 1943. Promoted to Staff Sergeant on Station 106 Special Orders #120 dated 17 October 1943. Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station Special Orders #27 dated 9 February 1944. Transferred to the 15th Air Force, 301st Bomb Group, 353rd Bomb Squadron. POW on 25 February 1944, MACR 2722.

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 15 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
22⇗	7 September 1943	Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑3216⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy lead. Sortie Report⇗
24⇗	16 September 1943	Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29651⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; unable to locate formation after passing through cloud layer. Sortie Report⇗
25⇗	23 September 1943	Target: Submarine Repair Ship Type: Submarine Facility Location: Nantes, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑3429⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
27⇗	2 October 1943	Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
28⇗	4 October 1943	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑3429⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. FLIGHT TIME 6:30 Sortie Report⇗
32⇗	14 October 1943	Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑3429⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron lead. Landed away at Alconbury. Sortie Report⇗
33⇗	20 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	41‑24575⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off FLIGHT TIME 4:45 Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑3429⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 41-24560. Sortie Report⇗
36⇗	16 November 1943	Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Catfoss, Yorks. Sortie Report⇗
38⇗	29 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑37816⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
40⇗	5 December 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31274⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗
45⇗	22 December 1943	Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31274⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
46⇗	24 December 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
48⇗	31 December 1943	Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29809⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
53⇗	14 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31364⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31235⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31235⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31346⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31346⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗

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