| Name | Gardiner, John W |
| Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 17115041 |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF station 106 Special Orders #104 dated 4 June 1944, effective 6 June 1944. |
| Duty | Flexible Gunner |
| MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
| Last Duty Date | 22 January 1945 |
| Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
| Additional Information |
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| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Koch, Robert Bruce⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Cornair, Russell John⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Loomis, Donald Orlando⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| 2nd Lt. GiGuere, Henry Paul⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
| S/SGT. Vicknair, Normand Joseph⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | TBD |
| S/SGT. McCoy, Jesse Granville⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Jaworski, Frank (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Dippold, Robert John⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Gardiner, John W | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Kugler, James Hart⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137⇗ | 16 June 1944 |
Target: Athies Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Laon, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑6128⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 138⇗ | 18 June 1944 |
Target: Ölwerke Julius Humbles Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑6149⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 139⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑6149⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 140⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑6128⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 141⇗ | 20 June 1944 |
Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97204⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 142⇗ | 21 June 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97204⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 144⇗ | 22 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lille (Fives district), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 145⇗ | 24 June 1944 |
Target: German Vacuum Oil Company Type: Oil Industry Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 146⇗ | 25 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment Type: Transportation Location: Sens, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 149⇗ | 30 June 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Montdidier, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑6080⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 151⇗ | 6 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Coubronne, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 154⇗ | 8 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 156⇗ | 12 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 162⇗ | 20 July 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group Lead. This was the first mission of Booska's second tour. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 163⇗ | 21 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 164⇗ | 24 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37870⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 174⇗ | 7 August 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97557⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. PFF ship provided by the 303rd BG, Molesworth, AAF Station 107. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit PFF ship. Wing deputy. Returned with #3 feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 193⇗ | 12 September 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead, 41st CBW A wing Sortie Report⇗ |
| 195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit A Squadron Deputy. Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group deputy. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 203⇗ | 2 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38262⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 209⇗ | 11 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97592. First Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 214⇗ | 19 October 1944 |
Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Turned over lead to deputy at IP to attack using Gee-H. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 220⇗ | 5 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit PFF ship; group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 223⇗ | 9 November 1944 |
Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38752⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 224⇗ | 10 November 1944 |
Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron. Landed away on continent due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 228⇗ | 23 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit A group lead; PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 236⇗ | 6 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37843⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 250⇗ | 3 January 1945 |
Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑6514⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 251⇗ | 5 January 1945 |
Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8401⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 259⇗ | 22 January 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Engine #3 ran away after the target; left the formation about 15 minutes before the Zuider Zee on the return trip. Major Hutchinson ordered the deputy to assume the lead. The mission folder lacks details, but it is known that this aircraft flew its next mission with the 384th on 7 April, and several of the crewmembers continued to fly with the Group. Sortie Report⇗ |