Brubaker, James Melvin

Individual Personnel Data
Name Brubaker, James Melvin   ‡
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Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 18226876   ‡
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #29 dated 5 February 1945, effective 5 February 1945.
  • Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report (Paragraph 3, Special Orders #176, 1st Air Division) - to 34th Bomb Group, effective 28 June 1945.
Duty Togglier
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 28 June 1945
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 28 January 1923
  • Promoted to Sergeant effective 11 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #34 dated 11 February 1945.
  • Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS 612 effective 31 March 1045 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #69 dated 31 March 1945.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 18 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #84 dated 18 April 1945.
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Grove, Alfred W⇗PilotTR
Flt. Ofcr. Ryan, John C⇗Co-pilotTR
2nd Lt. Hamilton, Frederick Reeves⇗NavigatorFCMEW
CPL. Brubaker, James MelvinTogglierCT
CPL. Wininger, Dexter Gene⇗Radio Operator / GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Fulmer, LeRoy Edward⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerFCMEW
PVT. Marwitz, Raymann Alvin⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Clements, William H, Jr⇗Tail GunnerCT
CPL. Turner, Clarence L⇗Flexible GunnerTR
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 27 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
269⇗ 20 February 1945 Target: Main Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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270⇗ 21 February 1945 Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Togglier 44‑6590⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back due to personnel failure; landed away at Thurleigh soon after takeoff.
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271⇗ 22 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ülzen, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38974⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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274⇗ 25 February 1945 Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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278⇗ 1 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97824⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back due to #2 engine failure.
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279⇗ 2 March 1945 Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Rositz, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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281⇗ 4 March 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ulm, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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286⇗ 11 March 1945 Target: Vacuum Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102620⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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287⇗ 12 March 1945 Target: Railway Center
Type: Transportation
Location: Betzdorf, Germany 		Togglier 44‑8430⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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289⇗ 15 March 1945 Target: Army HQ
Type: Military
Location: Zossen, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102620⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
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290⇗ 17 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany 		Togglier 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
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291⇗ 18 March 1945 Target: Schlesischer Railway Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Togglier 44‑6898⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8608.
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292⇗ 19 March 1945 Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102620⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41D Squadron. Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to low fuel; crew remained at Manston overnight.
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294⇗ 22 March 1945 Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E
Type: Military
Location: Westerholt, Germany 		Togglier 44‑6109⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑39164.
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295⇗ 23 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany 		Togglier 44‑6892⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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298⇗ 26 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102620⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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300⇗ 30 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard
Machine Shop
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38801⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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301⇗ 31 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Togglier 44‑6892⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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304⇗ 5 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ingolstadt, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38801⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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305⇗ 6 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary)
Type: Transportation
Location: Leipzig, Germany 		Togglier 44‑6892⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at A-84, Chievres, Belgium, due to low fuel.
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306⇗ 7 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant
Type: Military
Location: Hitzacker, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38974⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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307⇗ 9 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany 		Togglier 44‑6892⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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308⇗ 10 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area
Type: Military
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Togglier 44‑6476⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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309⇗ 11 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Freiham, Germany 		Togglier 44‑6892⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron. Landed at A-68, Juvincourt, France, for fuel and returned to base.
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310⇗ 14 April 1945 Target: Gun Battery
Type: Military
Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France 		Togglier 43‑39444⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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312⇗ 16 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Regensburg, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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313⇗ 17 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102620⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑6892.
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314⇗ 19 April 1945 Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Elsterwerda, Germany 		Togglier 44‑8608⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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316⇗ 25 April 1945 Target: Skoda Armament Works
Type: Industry
Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia 		Togglier 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Damaged when struck by flak during a second run over the target.
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