Name | Ticknor, Edward Charles ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 13124662 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 546th Bomb Squadron morning report dated 21 March 1944, effective 18 March 1944. |
Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 8 September 1944 |
Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
Decorations | Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement on a mission over Germany, 20 June 1944.
Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, oak leaf cluster for completion of 31 missions. Awarded the Air Medal for completion of five missions. Awarded three oak leaf clusters to the Air Medal for 11, 17 and 23 missions. |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Gekakis, Anthony⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Thoma, Edward Paul⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Simmons, Wilbur (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Dolson, Henry James, "HANK"⇗ | Navigator | FCMEW |
S/SGT. Zinninger, William Maynard⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Wilson, John Franklin⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Ticknor, Edward Charles | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Connolly, William Edward, Jr, "Bill"⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Tucker, Clifton Roland⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
SGT. McDonald, Edward William⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41 Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
84⇗ | 28 March 1944 |
Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
85⇗ | 29 March 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97251⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1215 hrs because he could not locate the Group due to bad weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97251⇗ |
Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off This aircraft did not take off. Crew did not transfer to a Spare Aircraft. Sortie Report⇗ |
88⇗ | 11 April 1944 |
Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying Spare Aircraft; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
89⇗ | 13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31222⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1157 hrs because #1 engine was running rough and smoking. Sortie Report⇗ |
90⇗ | 18 April 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
91⇗ | 19 April 1944 |
Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
92⇗ | 20 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit A Wing, High Group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97273. Took off late (1622 vs 1525 hrs) but caught formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
93⇗ | 22 April 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
95⇗ | 25 April 1944 |
Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Metz, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
101⇗ | 7 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
102⇗ | 8 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
105⇗ | 11 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
111⇗ | 21 May 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (Supergun Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group A Low Squadron Lead. Landed away at RAF Wratting Common, Cambridgeshire, on return. Sortie Report⇗ |
113⇗ | 23 May 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
120⇗ | 30 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Hangars and Repair Sheds Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
122⇗ | 2 June 1944 |
Target: Gun Battery with six 155mm guns, Tactical Support Type: Military Location: Hardelot (5 miles S of Boulogne), France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97072⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
124⇗ | 3 June 1944 |
Target: Coastal Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Le Touquet, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
126⇗ | 5 June 1944 |
Target: Field Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: La Fosse, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102601⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
128⇗ | 6 June 1944 |
Target: Two Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit J Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
130⇗ | 7 June 1944 |
Target: Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
131⇗ | 8 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D) Type: Transportation Location: Orleans, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41D Group, Group Deputy. Ground Spare aircraft, replaced 42‑97139. Bombed Primary Target. Sortie Report⇗ |
139⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
140⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
141⇗ | 20 June 1944 |
Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102933⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Assumed lead after Stallings aborted; Thoma (pilot) killed by flak over target, co-pilot and navigator seriously wounded. Sortie Report⇗ |
149⇗ | 30 June 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Montdidier, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97948⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
153⇗ | 7 July 1944 |
Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, high group, 41st A wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
154⇗ | 8 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
155⇗ | 11 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
156⇗ | 12 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
157⇗ | 13 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Landed away at RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire), on return due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
159⇗ | 17 July 1944 |
Target: Beautor Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Beautor, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
160⇗ | 18 July 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |