Clairday, Willard Lee

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Clairday, Willard Lee ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	16042068 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 17 July 1944, effective 17 July 1944.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date	6 December 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 6 October 1918 Promoted to Staff Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #163 dated 14 August 1944. Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to Spetchley, AAF Station 562 (a Flak House) on 16 October 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #204 dated 15 October 1944.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 11111⇓ (30.544 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Goodrick, Gene Robert⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Harter, David Smuck⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Weiss, Warren Henry⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Spears, Simms Memory⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Adams, Harold Peter⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Clarke, Willis John⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TR
SGT. Pierce, Lee Francis⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Clairday, Willard Lee	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Stephens, Frank (NMI)⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Seibel, Joseph Austin⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
166⇗	28 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97263⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
168⇗	31 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group Hot Camera Ship. Sortie Report⇗
169⇗	1 August 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97948⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
170⇗	3 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France	Tail Gunner	44‑6080⇗	Combat Mission Credit I Group. Sortie Report⇗
175⇗	8 August 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
176⇗	9 August 1944	Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗
177⇗	11 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France	Tail Gunner	44‑6080⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
178⇗	12 August 1944	Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France	Tail Gunner	44‑6080⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗
183⇗	24 August 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
185⇗	26 August 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
187⇗	3 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
188⇗	5 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
189⇗	8 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6080⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
190⇗	9 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
192⇗	11 September 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37990⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Turned back due to #1 engine supercharger failure. Sortie Report⇗
193⇗	12 September 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia	Tail Gunner	44‑6105⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
198⇗	25 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6080⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
199⇗	26 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
201⇗	28 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
202⇗	30 September 1944	Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38542⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
204⇗	3 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38262⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
207⇗	7 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6105⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6149⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit First Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
216⇗	30 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97960⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
217⇗	1 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38542. Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
225⇗	11 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, 41st Bomb Wing D group. Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
230⇗	26 November 1944	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Altenbeken, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
233⇗	30 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit First Lt. Gene Goodrick awarded Silver Star, Owens p. 200; MACR 11111 covers crewmembers that departed aircraft. Sortie Report⇗
235⇗	4 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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