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Carriere, Joseph Herley

Individual Personnel Data
Name Carriere, Joseph Herley   ‡
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Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 6858319   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #148 dated 26 July 1944, effective 26 July 1944.
Duty Ball Turret Gunner
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 27 December 1944
Results Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, South Minneapolis, Minnesota
DecorationsAwarded the Purple Heart medal for wounds received on 30 November 1944 per General Orders #608, Headquarters, 1st Bomb Division dated 10 December 1944.
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 12 March 1914
  • Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #167 dated 20 August 1944.
  • Placed on seven days Temporary Duty (TD) to Palace Hotel, Southport, AAF Station 524 (a Flak house) on 5 November 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #217 dated 4 November 1944.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #218 dated 5 November 1944.
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Duesler, Donald Barton⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Cook, Chandler Boyd⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Rasmussen, Bernard Gerard⇗NavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Fainberg, Seymour Allen⇗BombardierCT
SGT. Stewart, John Spencer⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
SGT. Weckerly, Neuland Edwin⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Carriere, Joseph HerleyBall Turret GunnerKIA
CPL. Buis, Robert Eugene⇗Tail GunnerCT
CPL. Downing, Everett Joseph⇗Flexible GunnerCT
CPL. Thornburg, Joseph Austin⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 27 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
174⇗ 7 August 1944 Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dugny (Paris), France 		Ball Turret 42‑31222⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group.
Sortie Report⇗
175⇗ 8 August 1944 Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France 		Ball Turret 42‑107083⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
Sortie Report⇗
176⇗ 9 August 1944 Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Erding, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102620⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
179⇗ 13 August 1944 Target: Tactical: Road Network
Type: Transportation
Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France 		Ball Turret 42‑102500⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High section deputy, low group.
Sortie Report⇗
181⇗ 16 August 1944 Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Delitzsch, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38014⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High section deputy, high group. Landed away at Horsham St. Faith, AAF Station 123, on return due to low fuel and oil leak in #4 engine.
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186⇗ 30 August 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Crepieul, France 		Ball Turret 42‑102620⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
187⇗ 3 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102933⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
189⇗ 8 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑107083⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group flying spare. Joined formation.
Sortie Report⇗
191⇗ 10 September 1944 Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Sindelfingen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑107057⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
195⇗ 17 September 1944 Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical
Type: Military
Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands 		Ball Turret 42‑97251⇗ Combat Mission Credit
D Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗
197⇗ 21 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mainz, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102620⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
198⇗ 25 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
206⇗ 6 October 1944 Target: M/T Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland 		Ball Turret 43‑38588⇗ Combat Mission Credit
A group.
Sortie Report⇗
208⇗ 9 October 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38616⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
212⇗ 17 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102933⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
213⇗ 18 October 1944 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑107121⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back with #3 engine out.
Sortie Report⇗
214⇗ 19 October 1944 Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38616⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗
215⇗ 25 October 1944 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38747⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron.
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216⇗ 30 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38588⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
219⇗ 4 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑8430⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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226⇗ 16 November 1944 Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions
Type: Military
Location: Eschweiler, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37713⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Stratford, due to weather.
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227⇗ 20 November 1944 Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑102500. Composite Squadron, 41st Bomb Wing D group.
Sortie Report⇗
228⇗ 23 November 1944 Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38747⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
229⇗ 25 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38501⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather.
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231⇗ 27 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Offenburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102500⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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232⇗ 29 November 1944 Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6476⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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233⇗ 30 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102500⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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244⇗ 27 December 1944 Target: Bridge (Tactical)
Type: Transportation
Location: Altenahr, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron. Sustained battle damage and attempted to land away at RAF Manston, Kent. Crashed into aircraft in the dispersal area and exploded, killing the entire crew.
Sortie Report⇗

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