Name | Cherry, Joseph H |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-268262 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #243 dated 11 December 1944, effective 11 December 1944. |
Duty | Navigator |
MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
Last Duty Date | 25 April 1945 |
Results | Flying Combat Missions At End Of War |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Barrier, Robert Edgar⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Bragg, Weldon Carey⇗ | Co-pilot | WNC |
2nd Lt. Cherry, Joseph H | Navigator | FCMEW |
Flt. Ofcr. Schumer, Gerald (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | WIA |
CPL. Cawthon, William Hilton⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | FCMEW |
CPL. Barnes, Lawrence Valentine, Jr⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TBD |
CPL. Asby, Sidney Lee, Jr⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Matthews, Frederick Donald⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Plont, George John⇗ | Flexible Gunner | FCMEW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
297⇗ | 24 March 1945 |
Target: Twente Enschede Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands |
Navigator | 44‑8401⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
299⇗ | 28 March 1945 |
Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead Sortie Report⇗ |
302⇗ | 3 April 1945 |
Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8665⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
304⇗ | 5 April 1945 |
Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8580⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
305⇗ | 6 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
308⇗ | 10 April 1945 |
Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy and hot camera ship. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
315⇗ | 20 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
316⇗ | 25 April 1945 |
Target: Skoda Armament Works Type: Industry Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia |
Navigator | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group Deputy and Hot Camera ship. PFF & Gee-H ship. Landed with a flat tire; ran off landing runway onto runway 30. Sortie Report⇗ |