Huffine, Robert Edward, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Huffine, Robert Edward, Jr ‡ ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	15061575 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #190 dated 26 September 1944, effective 26 September 1944. Transferred to the Casual Pool, 70th Replacement Depot, Station 594, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 1 March 1945, effective 22 February 1945.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	22 February 1945
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 11 January 1921 Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #196 dated 4 October 1944. Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 1 December 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #236 dated 1 December 1944. Ordered on seven days Temporary Duty to Spetchley Park, AAF Station 562 (a Flak house) on 21 December 1944 to carry out instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #251 dated 20 December 1944. This Temporary Duty order rescinded per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #253 dated 22 December 1944. Ordered on seven days Temporary Duty to Spetchley Park, AAF Station 562 (a Flak house) on 23 December 1944 to carry out instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #253 dated 22 December 1944.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Herring, Harold F, "FISH"⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Martin, Robert B⇗	Co-pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Lamark, Edward Lincoln⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Epstein, Norman D⇗	Bombardier	CT
CPL. Bright, Getsel Merle⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
CPL. Clark, Coral Clifton⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Samuels, Robert Howard⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
CPL. Huffine, Robert Edward, Jr	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Ezell, William Charles⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
CPL. Hanrahan, John E⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
210⇗	14 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
211⇗	15 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102566⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
213⇗	18 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102566⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
216⇗	30 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
217⇗	1 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38823⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102566⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
225⇗	11 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8409⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
230⇗	26 November 1944	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Altenbeken, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
231⇗	27 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
236⇗	6 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
237⇗	9 December 1944	Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
239⇗	12 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	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	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38016⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39053⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
255⇗	15 January 1945	Target: Neuburg Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Little Walden Airfield, AAF Station 165. Sortie Report⇗
260⇗	23 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38678⇗	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Low Squadron deputy; did not take off. Sortie Report⇗
263⇗	1 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
265⇗	9 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
266⇗	14 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at B-53, Merville, France, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
268⇗	19 February 1945	Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
269⇗	20 February 1945	Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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