Birney, Robert Charles

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Birney, Robert Charles, "Bob" ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-2073028
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #29 dated 5 February 1945, effective 5 February 1945.
Duty	Navigator / Commanding Officer
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	20 April 1945
Results	Flying Combat Missions At End Of War
Additional Information	Ordered to Moulsford Manor, AAF Station 524 (a Flak house) on 27 March 1945 for seven days temporary duty per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #66 dated 26 March 1945.
Photos of this Veteran signing the Wing Panel	Birney Signing⇗
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Shuff, Charles Bernard⇗	Pilot	FCMEW
2nd Lt. White, William F⇗	Co-pilot	FCMEW
2nd Lt. Birney, Robert Charles, "Bob"	Navigator	FCMEW
2nd Lt. Abbott, Charles R⇗	Bombardier	CT
CPL. Harrison, Erwin Jack, "Itch"⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Henricks, Bernard Joseph⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Cramer, George Edward⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Britton, Joseph Rodman⇗	Tail Gunner	TBD
CPL. Lesko, George Joseph⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 26 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
268⇗	19 February 1945	Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Navigator	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
269⇗	20 February 1945	Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Navigator	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
270⇗	21 February 1945	Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Navigator	43‑39035⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
271⇗	22 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany	Navigator	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
272⇗	23 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany	Navigator	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Wormingford Airfield, AAF Station 159. Sortie Report⇗
274⇗	25 February 1945	Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany	Navigator	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Navigator	43‑38752⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37788. Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
277⇗	28 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany	Navigator	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
278⇗	1 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany	Navigator	44‑6909⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Navigator	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
283⇗	8 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany	Navigator	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
285⇗	10 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany	Navigator	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
286⇗	11 March 1945	Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany	Navigator	43‑38752⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Navigator	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
289⇗	15 March 1945	Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany	Navigator	44‑6898⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
290⇗	17 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany	Navigator	43‑39236⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Navigator	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
293⇗	20 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany	Navigator	44‑6898⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
294⇗	22 March 1945	Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany	Navigator	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flak damage forced the pilot to crash-land on the continent Sortie Report⇗
305⇗	6 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany	Navigator	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
306⇗	7 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany	Navigator	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
307⇗	9 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany	Navigator	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
309⇗	11 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany	Navigator	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
311⇗	15 April 1945	Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France	Navigator	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
315⇗	20 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany	Navigator	44‑8580⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy and hot camera ship. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗

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