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Hinojos, Charles Acevedo

Individual Personnel Data
Name Hinojos, Charles Acevedo   ‡
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Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 39282762   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #149 dated 27 July 1944, effective 18 July 1944.
Duty Ball Turret Gunner
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 2 February 1945
Results Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 22 July 1922
  • Assigned to the 546th on 28 July 1944 (squadron history, microfilm A0641-00097).
  • Promoted to Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #168, dated 21 August 1944.
  • Placed on seven days Temporary Duty (TD) to Palace Hotel, Southport, AAF Station 524 (a Flak house) on 26 October 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #212 dated 26 October 1944.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #226 dated 15 November 1944.
  • S/SGT Charles A. Hinojos is listed as transferred out of the 546th on 2 February 1945 (squadron history, microfilm A0641-00138).
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
175⇗ 8 August 1944 Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France 		Ball Turret 42‑97510⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low section deputy, low group.
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177⇗ 11 August 1944 Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements
Type: Military
Location: Brest, France 		Ball Turret 43‑37713⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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179⇗ 13 August 1944 Target: Tactical: Road Network
Type: Transportation
Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France 		Ball Turret 43‑37713⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group. Returned from mission with #3 feathered.
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182⇗ 18 August 1944 Target: Tactical: Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Vise, Belgium 		Ball Turret 42‑97142⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High group. Turned back because of instrument failures.
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189⇗ 8 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102500⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back due to failure of #4 engine - lost propellor in flight. Bombs jettisoned in Channel.
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190⇗ 9 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97142⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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191⇗ 10 September 1944 Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Sindelfingen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97142⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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194⇗ 13 September 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31222⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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196⇗ 19 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31222⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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198⇗ 25 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31222⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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199⇗ 26 September 1944 Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group flying spare; joined formation.
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200⇗ 27 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points)
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38501⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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203⇗ 2 October 1944 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38616⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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209⇗ 11 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38588⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Fourth Squadron.
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210⇗ 14 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102500⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back due to mechanical failure.
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212⇗ 17 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38588⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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213⇗ 18 October 1944 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38588⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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214⇗ 19 October 1944 Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑8430⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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221⇗ 6 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38588⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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222⇗ 8 November 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38588⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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223⇗ 9 November 1944 Target: Ground Installations
Type: Military
Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France 		Ball Turret 43‑38588⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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225⇗ 11 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38588⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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226⇗ 16 November 1944 Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions
Type: Military
Location: Eschweiler, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑8430⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Stratford, due to weather.
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227⇗ 20 November 1944 Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38548⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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229⇗ 25 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather.
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232⇗ 29 November 1944 Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102933⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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233⇗ 30 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑8430⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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234⇗ 2 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑8430⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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235⇗ 4 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Soest, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6476⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex, due to low fuel.
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237⇗ 9 December 1944 Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6476⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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238⇗ 11 December 1944 Target: Road & Rail Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6476⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron, B Group.
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239⇗ 12 December 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6476⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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240⇗ 18 December 1944 Target: Road Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Gemünd, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97251⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed at A-84 (Chievres, Belgium) due to low fuel; returned the next day.
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243⇗ 24 December 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Kirch Göns, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38616⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41C Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Landed away at Ridgewell Airfield, AAF Station 167, due to weather.
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246⇗ 30 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Limburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6476⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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254⇗ 10 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bonn, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6135⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron. Left formation prior to target and did not attack. Force-landed on Continent; aircraft salvaged.
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258⇗ 21 January 1945 Target: Marshalling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38208⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship.
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260⇗ 23 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑39060⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at North Pickenham Airfield, AAF Station 143.
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