Calnitz, Jerome

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Calnitz, Jerome ⇗
Rank	Flight Officer / Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	T-127417
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #190 dated 26 September 1944, effective 26 September 1944. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 14 March 1945 - to 305th Bomb Group, effective 10 March 1945.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	10 March 1945
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 6 May 1919 Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Army of the United States effective 21 December 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #253 dated 22 December 1944.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 44-12-04-535⇓ (5.028 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Simmons, Robert Edwin⇗	Co-pilot	POW
Flt. Ofcr. Calnitz, Jerome	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Brown, William C⇗	Bombardier	CT
T/SGT. Bias, Ira J, Jr⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
T/SGT. Howell, Evan Lawrence⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Doleshal, Charles Joseph⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
T/SGT. Hastings, Harmon Charles⇗	Tail Gunner	MIA
S/SGT. Walker, Ferris John⇗	Tail Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Williams, John Allen⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 26 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Navigator	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Navigator	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Third Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
210⇗	14 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany	Navigator	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
211⇗	15 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Navigator	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Fourth Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
217⇗	1 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Navigator	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Navigator	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Navigator	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37822. Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Navigator	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41D Squadron. Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
230⇗	26 November 1944	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Altenbeken, Germany	Navigator	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
234⇗	2 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany	Navigator	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
235⇗	4 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany	Navigator	43‑38750⇗	Combat Mission Credit Crash-landed in an open field 1-1/2 miles north of Deenethorpe during assembly; all crew remained in plane and all were ok. Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Navigator	43‑38016⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
--	13 January 1945	None Non-combat sortie	Gee-H Navigator	42‑98027⇗	Combat Mission Credit Loaned to the 457th Bomb Group for a mission. Crew provided by the 457th except as noted in the Sortie Report. Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Navigator	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Assumed Squadron lead when low Squadron leader was ordered to fly in lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	43‑38016⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy; Gee-H ship. Landed away at RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire. Sortie Report⇗
259⇗	22 January 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany	Gee-H Navigator	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit Loaned to the 457th BG for today's mission. Manned by 457th personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. Sortie Report⇗
262⇗	29 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Siegen, Germany	Gee-H Navigator	42‑98027⇗	Combat Mission Credit Loaned to the 401st BG with Gee-H navigator. Sortie Report⇗
268⇗	19 February 1945	Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Gee-H Navigator	42‑98027⇗	Combat Mission Credit PFF and Gee-H ship loaned to the 305th BG with Gee-H Navigator. Sortie Report⇗
274⇗	25 February 1945	Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany	Navigator	44‑8541⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
277⇗	28 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany	Navigator	44‑8541⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Navigator	44‑8211⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Navigator	44‑8008⇗	Combat Mission Credit Loaned to the 306th BG for today's mission. Manned by 306th BG personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. Sortie Report⇗
284⇗	9 March 1945	Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Navigator	44‑8541⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗

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