Mariani, Waldo Francis

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Mariani, Waldo Francis ‡ ⇗
Rank	Private / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	31067050 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #97 dated 15 September 1943, effective 15 September 1943. Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #8, effective 12 January 1944.
Duty	Flexible Gunner
Last Duty Date	4 March 1944
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 14 October 1918 Promoted to Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #104 dated 25 September 1943. Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #154 dated 26 November 1943.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 2740⇓ (39.737 MB)

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 12 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
31⇗	10 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Desborough due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
--⇗	30 October 1943	Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3441⇗	Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3441⇗	Combat Mission Credit Squadron of composite group. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, high group, 41st B Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑3441⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31375⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Flying Spare. Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑37885⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Flying Spare. Joined formation. Landed away at Chelveston Airfield, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29632⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑37792⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑38112⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31926⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron, Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
68⇗	28 February 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31166⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31926⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑32007⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return In formation at bomb release at 1157 hrs; damaged by flak, crashed 3 km north of Ransart, Belgium. MACR 2740 Sortie Report⇗

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