Paula, Placido John, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Paula, Placido John, Jr ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Private
Serial Number	11042156 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #64 dated 5 August 1943, effective 5 August 1943.
Duty	Undetermined
MOS	612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date	14 March 1944
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 28 December 1919 Promoted from PFC to Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #65 dated 7 August 1943. Promoted to Staff Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #132 dated 31 October 1943.

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 5 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
29⇗	8 October 1943	Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
30⇗	9 October 1943	Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3051⇗	Combat Mission Credit Aircraft sustained severe battle damage, with 42 holes in critical positions. It did not fly again until December 13. Sortie Report⇗
31⇗	10 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29554⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Metfield due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
33⇗	20 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑30005⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗
--⇗	30 October 1943	Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29636⇗	Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Ball Turret	41‑24578⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑5404⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
41⇗	11 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑5838⇗	Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37848. Because of the delay in changing ships, unable to locate formation. Sortie Report⇗

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