Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Massey, Toscha Melody ‡
|
| Rank |
Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number |
O-683280 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #99 dated 19 September 1943, effective 19 September 1943. |
| Duty |
Navigator |
| MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
| Last Duty Date |
14 October 1943 |
| Results |
Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Hillcrest Cemetery, Mountain Grove, Missouri |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 841⇓ (17.212 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Kopf, William Everett⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Scott, Alfred William, Jr⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Massey, Toscha Melody | Navigator | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Connor, Eugene Warren⇗ | Bombardier | EV |
| S/SGT. Yeryar, Herbert Eugene⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Swift, Kenneth Gilbert⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
| S/SGT. Smith, Clyde (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Buddemeyer, Elton William⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Bernard, Lee Roy (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Perroni, Anthony Pasquale⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 4
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
29⇗ |
8 October 1943 |
Target: Workshops
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany |
Navigator |
42‑29557⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
30⇗ |
9 October 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Factories
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Anklam, Germany |
Navigator |
42‑5747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
31⇗ |
10 October 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Münster, Germany |
Navigator |
42‑29557⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Crash-landed at Desford; hit hangar; plane scrapped.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
32⇗ |
14 October 1943 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Navigator |
42‑3216⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Damaged by enemy aircraft; exploded and crashed near Dilsen, Belgium; MACR 841.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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