Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Mandelbaum, Norman W (IO) ‡
|
| Rank |
Captain |
| Serial Number |
O-426029 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #173 dated 29 August 1944, effective 29 August 1944. |
| Duty |
Pilot |
| MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
| Last Duty Date |
7 October 1944 |
| Results |
Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Emanuel Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 9365⇓ (21.608 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 9
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
195⇗ |
17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical
Type: Military
Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Co-pilot |
42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
C Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
196⇗ |
19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany |
Co-pilot |
43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
198⇗ |
25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot |
42‑97521⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
199⇗ |
26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Pilot |
43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
202⇗ |
30 September 1944 |
Target: Handorf Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Münster, Germany |
Pilot |
44‑6294⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
203⇗ |
2 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Pilot |
43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
204⇗ |
3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Pilot |
43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
205⇗ |
5 October 1944 |
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Pilot |
43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
207⇗ |
7 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Pilot |
44‑6294⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
At 1236 hrs over Ruhland, lost part control of aircraft over target after being hit by flak: co-pilot was killed instantly, and pilot mortally wounded. He peeled off from formation under control after bombing target and left formation; ship appeared to be in good condition; no chutes observed but crew did bail out (except for the pilots); crashed near Ruhland, Germany; MACR 9365
Sortie Report⇗ |
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