Name | Kugler, James Hart ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 33574719 ‡ |
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 / Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 30 November 1944 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
141⇗ | 20 June 1944 |
Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107064⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
142⇗ | 21 June 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97237⇗ |
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 |
Togglier | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
146⇗ | 25 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment Type: Transportation Location: Sens, France |
Togglier | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 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 |
Togglier | 42‑97449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, lead group. 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⇗ |
157⇗ | 13 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6149⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
162⇗ | 20 July 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
163⇗ | 21 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97201⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
164⇗ | 24 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
165⇗ | 25 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France |
Togglier | 42‑31222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑38208⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Plane returned early due to personnel failure: tail gunner became ill. Sortie Report⇗ |
189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑37843⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
190⇗ | 9 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
191⇗ | 10 September 1944 |
Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
192⇗ | 11 September 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
194⇗ | 13 September 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6105⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
200⇗ | 27 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
201⇗ | 28 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
203⇗ | 2 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38262⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
205⇗ | 5 October 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6149⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
207⇗ | 7 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6135⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
208⇗ | 9 October 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38630⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
209⇗ | 11 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit First Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
212⇗ | 17 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
215⇗ | 25 October 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
216⇗ | 30 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
219⇗ | 4 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
220⇗ | 5 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
221⇗ | 6 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38752⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
222⇗ | 8 November 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38752⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; pilot ill. Sortie Report⇗ |
227⇗ | 20 November 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37843⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Bassingbourn, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |