Name | Jelmberg, George Olof ‡ |
Rank | Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 39197382 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #78 dated 26 April 1944, effective 26 April 1944. |
Duty | Radio Operator / Gunner |
MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
Last Duty Date | 8 September 1944 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Decorations | Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross after completing 30 combat missions.
Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 3 June 1944 per General Orders #95, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 13 June 1944. Awarded the air Medal and three oak leaf clusters for completing 24 combat missions. |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Van Every, Russell Meredith⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Anderson, Robert G⇗ | Co-pilot | TR |
2nd Lt. Nelson, Dale Dunlop⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Simmons, Clifford James⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Jelmberg, George Olof | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Darling, Gale Lewis⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. D'Apice, Elmer Louie⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TR |
SGT. Doohan, Hugh Anthony⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
SGT. D'Amico, Mario Gabriel⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
SGT. DeMilia, Joseph Louis⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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100⇗ | 4 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102442⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, lead group, 41st CBW. Sortie Report⇗ |
101⇗ | 7 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
102⇗ | 8 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
105⇗ | 11 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102566⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Turned back with low manifold pressure in #2 & #4 engines. Sortie Report⇗ |
106⇗ | 12 May 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102566⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Took off on three engines and had only 35 inches manifold pressure on #1 engine; turned back north of Kettering when #1 cylinder head blew out and engine had to be feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
107⇗ | 13 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland |
Radio Operator | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
108⇗ | 15 May 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑102566. Sortie Report⇗ |
109⇗ | 19 May 1944 |
Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, High Squadron Deputy. Assumed Squadron Lead when assigned lead aborted. Sortie Report⇗ |
113⇗ | 23 May 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
114⇗ | 24 May 1944 |
Target: Unidentified Military Installations Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
115⇗ | 25 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Sarreguemines and Blainville-sur-l'Eau, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑97309⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
116⇗ | 27 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group, Flying Spare Aircraft. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
118⇗ | 28 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102442⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
119⇗ | 29 May 1944 |
Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland |
Radio Operator | 42‑97521⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
121⇗ | 31 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Colmar, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
124⇗ | 3 June 1944 |
Target: Coastal Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Le Touquet, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
152⇗ | 6 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Blanc Pignon Ferme, Cléty, France |
Radio Operator | 44‑6147⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
153⇗ | 7 July 1944 |
Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102518⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High group, 41st B wing. Lost group in heavy clouds; returned to base. Sortie Report⇗ |
154⇗ | 8 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France |
Radio Operator | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
155⇗ | 11 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
156⇗ | 12 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97178⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
157⇗ | 13 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97178⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Landed away at RAF Wratting Common, Cambridgeshire, on return due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
158⇗ | 16 July 1944 |
Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
159⇗ | 17 July 1944 |
Target: Beautor Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Beautor, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
160⇗ | 18 July 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
161⇗ | 19 July 1944 |
Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
162⇗ | 20 July 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
163⇗ | 21 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
165⇗ | 25 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France |
Radio Operator | 43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
166⇗ | 28 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
167⇗ | 29 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High composite group lead, 41st D wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
168⇗ | 31 July 1944 |
Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
169⇗ | 1 August 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
176⇗ | 9 August 1944 |
Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102933⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
178⇗ | 12 August 1944 |
Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑97941⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |