Name | Hannan, John Michael |
Rank | Flight Officer / Second Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-866667 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #148 dated 26 July 1944, effective 26 July 1944. |
Duty | Bombardier |
MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
Last Duty Date | 24 December 1944 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Kinnaird, William Robert⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. O'Donnell, Phillip John⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Sharp, Paul Howard⇗ | Navigator | TR |
Flt. Ofcr. Hannan, John Michael | Bombardier | CT |
SGT. Adams, Benjamin Harold⇗ | Togglier | POW |
SGT. Schwartzly, Anthony Joseph⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
SGT. McGee, Earl Thomas⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Henderson, Clinton Lee, "Tex"⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Keefe, William (NMI)⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Freitas, Lawrence Ernest⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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172⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France |
Bombardier | 44‑6294⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
173⇗ | 5 August 1944 |
Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
174⇗ | 7 August 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France |
Bombardier | 44‑6294⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
176⇗ | 9 August 1944 |
Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Bombardier | 43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
178⇗ | 12 August 1944 |
Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France |
Bombardier | 42‑102566⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
181⇗ | 16 August 1944 |
Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany |
Bombardier | 43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
183⇗ | 24 August 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
187⇗ | 3 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
190⇗ | 9 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
191⇗ | 10 September 1944 |
Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
192⇗ | 11 September 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Landed at home base about one-and-one-half hours after the rest of the Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Bombardier | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit E Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
207⇗ | 7 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑107148⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Turned back, reason unknown. Sortie Report⇗ |
208⇗ | 9 October 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
212⇗ | 17 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Bombardier | 43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
213⇗ | 18 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
214⇗ | 19 October 1944 |
Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
215⇗ | 25 October 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
216⇗ | 30 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
217⇗ | 1 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
218⇗ | 2 November 1944 |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
219⇗ | 4 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
227⇗ | 20 November 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, 41st Bomb Wing D group. Sortie Report⇗ |
228⇗ | 23 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8409⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
229⇗ | 25 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Bombardier | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship; landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
231⇗ | 27 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102933⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 44‑6109. Sortie Report⇗ |
232⇗ | 29 November 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
233⇗ | 30 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit This aircraft carried delayed action bombs. Sortie Report⇗ |
234⇗ | 2 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
235⇗ | 4 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
238⇗ | 11 December 1944 |
Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron, B Group, hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
239⇗ | 12 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
241⇗ | 19 December 1944 |
Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97271⇗ |
Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. Sortie Report⇗ |
242⇗ | 23 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Horham due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
243⇗ | 24 December 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 13F Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |