Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Adams, William Crayton, Jr ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
18097476 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
- Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #79 dated 23 August 1943, effective 23 August 1943.
- Transferred to a non-384th unit, per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #11 - Detachment of Patients, 49th Station Hospital, APO 557, effective 16 January 1944.
|
| Duty |
Flexible Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date |
16 January 1944 |
| Results |
Transferred |
| Additional Information | |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 4
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
37⇗ |
26 November 1943 |
Target: City Center
Type: Non-Military
Location: Bremen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑5444⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Group lead.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
47⇗ |
30 December 1943 |
Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Tail Gunner |
42‑37816⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
49⇗ |
4 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑31222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
50⇗ |
5 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑37758⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
51⇗ |
7 January 1944 |
Target: Powerhouse
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑37885⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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