Goodson, John Schley, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Goodson, John Schley, Jr ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-822692
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #174 dated 31 August 1944, effective 31 August 1944. Transferred to the Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station Stone, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 19 April 1945, effective 19 April 1945.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	19 April 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 29 July 1919 Ordered on seven days Temporary Duty to Furzedown House, AAF Station 563 (a Flak house) on 19 December 1944 to carry out instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #249 dated 18 December 1944.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Goodson, John Schley, Jr	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Cahill, Martin Owen, Jr⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Fox, Jacob Wesley, Jr⇗	Bombardier	CT
CPL. Garley, Richard Albert⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
PVT. Murdza, Joseph (NMI)⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Einhouse, Raymond Dale⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. McFalls, Johnny Winslow⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Hannah, Gerald Salone⇗	Flexible Gunner	WIA
CPL. Line, Harold Ivan⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
198⇗	25 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107121⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to mechanical failure. Sortie Report⇗
199⇗	26 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
202⇗	30 September 1944	Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Went over target but did not release bombs due to inoperative bomb bay door motor; hand cranked the doors but a/c was past bomb line by then. Sortie Report⇗
203⇗	2 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
204⇗	3 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
205⇗	5 October 1944	Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
207⇗	7 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38616⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Fourth Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
210⇗	14 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
214⇗	19 October 1944	Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
217⇗	1 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
225⇗	11 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
231⇗	27 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
233⇗	30 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
234⇗	2 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
235⇗	4 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
236⇗	6 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97251. Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97251. Sortie Report⇗
245⇗	28 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
267⇗	15 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97510⇗	Low Squadron hot camera ship. Did not take off because bad weather halted flight operations. Sortie Report⇗
268⇗	19 February 1945	Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
284⇗	9 March 1945	Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
289⇗	15 March 1945	Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6909⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
296⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
299⇗	28 March 1945	Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6882⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to engine failure (said to have 'exploded'); bomb load jettisoned at 'Point B.' Sortie Report⇗
300⇗	30 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG) Submarine and Warship Yard Machine Shop Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
302⇗	3 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
303⇗	4 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
304⇗	5 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗

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