Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Getty, Darrell Clark ‡
|
| Rank |
Flight Officer |
| Serial Number |
T-1699 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
- Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #34 dated 20 February 1944, effective 20 February 1944.
- Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - 305th Bomb Group, effective 20 March 1944.
- Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #61, effective 30 March 1944.
|
| Duty |
Bombardier |
| MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
| Last Duty Date |
13 April 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Not identified in National Archives POW database. |
| Decorations | Awarded the Air Medal for completing five combat missions. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 3866⇓ (16.978 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Cole, Richard Eugene⇗ | Pilot | TR |
| 1st Lt. LeTourneau, Marcel Laurent⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Warren, Dexter Holt⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
| Flt. Ofcr. Getty, Darrell Clark | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Romano, Vincent Peter⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Ward, Jack Paxton⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Orean, Clinton Herman⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | EV |
| SGT. Consoli, Vincent Sam⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Allen, John Rutland⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. McLain, James Wallace⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 7
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
70⇗ |
3 March 1944 |
Target: Roller-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier |
42‑31926⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
72⇗ |
6 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier |
42‑97477⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
73⇗ |
8 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier |
42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
74⇗ |
9 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Bombardier |
42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
86⇗ |
9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Bombardier |
42‑97477⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Attlebridge, Norfolk, on return because of low fuel.
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 |
Bombardier |
42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
88⇗ |
11 April 1944 |
Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Sorau, Germany |
Bombardier |
42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
89⇗ |
13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Bombardier |
42‑31048⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Shot down during fighter attacks which lasted from 1354 to 1357 hrs; crashed near Mannheim, Germany. MACR 3866
Sortie Report⇗ |
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