Misch, Henry Conrad

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Misch, Henry Conrad ‡ ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	35755826 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #258 dated 28 December 1944, effective 28 December 1944.
Duty	Flexible Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	24 April 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 20 May 1924 Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #2 dated 2 January 1945. Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #2 dated 2 January 1945. Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 9 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #54 dated 9 March 1945. Promoted to Technical Sergeant effective 8 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #75 dated 8 April 1945.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 45-01-22-526⇓ (4.348 MB) Henry C Misch WWII Diary⇓ (7.671 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Burroughs, Edwin Carlton⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Stoecker, John George, Jr⇗	Co-pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Smoot, Gene W⇗	Navigator	CT
CPL. Vienna, Howard Bartel, Jr⇗	Togglier	CT
SGT. Bittke, Carl Frederic⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Sandbek, Phillip Elmore⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Oberski, Richard Michael, "dick"⇗	Spot Jammer	CT
CPL. Misch, Henry Conrad	Flexible Gunner	CT
CPL. Newberry, Donald Eugene⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Alconbury Airfield, AAF Station 102. Sortie Report⇗
259⇗	22 January 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Landed long and collided with 42-102620 which had not cleared the runway due to a flat tire. Sortie Report⇗
261⇗	28 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
265⇗	9 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38823⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
267⇗	15 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire. Sortie Report⇗
271⇗	22 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
272⇗	23 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
273⇗	24 February 1945	Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
274⇗	25 February 1945	Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38823⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Radio Operator	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
278⇗	1 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6923⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
279⇗	2 March 1945	Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38673⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Redhill, Surrey, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6923⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
283⇗	8 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39197⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
284⇗	9 March 1945	Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
286⇗	11 March 1945	Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6898⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
287⇗	12 March 1945	Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
290⇗	17 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
291⇗	18 March 1945	Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
293⇗	20 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
296⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
299⇗	28 March 1945	Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
301⇗	31 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
302⇗	3 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
303⇗	4 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
305⇗	6 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
306⇗	7 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
307⇗	9 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39138⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
308⇗	10 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned four bombs to base. Sortie Report⇗
309⇗	11 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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