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 |
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Related Documents | Accident Report # 45-01-22-526⇓ (4.348 MB) Henry C Misch WWII Diary⇓ (7.671 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
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 | TBD |
CPL. Vienna, Howard Bartel, Jr⇗ | Togglier | CT |
SGT. Bittke, Carl Frederic⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Sandbek, Phillip Elmore⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TBD |
CPL. Oberski, Richard Michael, "dick"⇗ | Spot Jammer | CT |
CPL. Misch, Henry Conrad | Flexible Gunner | CT |
CPL. Newberry, Donald Eugene⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
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⇗ |