Stakes, Albert Garrison

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Stakes, Albert Garrison ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-704138
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #56 dated 24 March 1944, effective 24 March 1944. Transferred to the 12th RCD, per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 16 July 1944, effective 13 July 1944.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	13 July 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 7 December 1915 Placed on Temporary Duty to 8th Air Force Officers Rest Home, Stanbridge Earls, Hampshire (a Flak House) on 2 June 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #100 dated 30 May 1944. Promoted to First Lieutenant effective 9 June 1944 per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 18 June 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Wright, James Wiley⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Carter, Jack Nifong⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Stakes, Albert Garrison	Navigator	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Hendrix, Alfred Franklin⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Johnson, Eugene Allen⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TBD
SGT. Waller, Guy Ford⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Clements, Huel Richard⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TBD
SGT. Cummings, Julian Cowden⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Zipfel, Herbert Walter, "Herb"⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Jablonski, Raymond Joseph⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 30 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
87⇗	10 April 1944	Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium	Navigator	42‑97449⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Navigator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit Joined the 41st Combat Wing B and attacked their secondary target. Sortie Report⇗
89⇗	13 April 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Navigator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
90⇗	18 April 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
91⇗	19 April 1944	Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany	Navigator	42‑38158⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
92⇗	20 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Navigator	42‑102449⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
97⇗	27 April 1944	Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Navigator	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
98⇗	29 April 1944	Target: Industrial District Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
99⇗	1 May 1944	Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France	Navigator	42‑97201⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
100⇗	4 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑97367⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, composite high group, 94th CBW. Sortie Report⇗
101⇗	7 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑97263⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to severe diarrhea in pilot, co-pilot, and navigator due to bad potato salad at the snack bar the night before; other cases were reported. Sortie Report⇗
106⇗	12 May 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
107⇗	13 May 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland	Navigator	42‑102402⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy, 40th CBW. Sortie Report⇗
108⇗	15 May 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France	Navigator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
109⇗	19 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
112⇗	22 May 1944	Target: Warehouse District in the Dock Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Navigator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
113⇗	23 May 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Navigator	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Deputy. Ground Spare aircraft; replaced 42‑97263. Sortie Report⇗
114⇗	24 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Military Installations Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
115⇗	25 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Sarreguemines and Blainville-sur-l'Eau, France	Navigator	42‑102449⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗
116⇗	27 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Low Squadron Lead. Jettisoned bombs two minutes after target due to personnel failure. Sortie Report⇗
117⇗	28 May 1944	Target: Junkers Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany	Navigator	42‑97237⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
119⇗	29 May 1944	Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland	Navigator	42‑97072⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
134⇗	13 June 1944	Target: Dreux Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux, France	Navigator	44‑6128⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Group, Low Squadron Lead. Landed away at Polebrook, AAF Station 110, on return, due to bad weather. Sortie Report⇗
135⇗	14 June 1944	Target: Coulommiers Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Coulommiers, France	Navigator	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41D Group, Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
136⇗	15 June 1944	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: La Possonnièrre, France	Navigator	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
137⇗	16 June 1944	Target: Athies Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Laon, France	Navigator	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
138⇗	18 June 1944	Target: Ölwerke Julius Humbles Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
139⇗	19 June 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France	Navigator	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
140⇗	19 June 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France	Navigator	42‑97960⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group deputy. One engine and aileron control were shot out by flak on bomb run. Bombs were jettisoned 200 yds. from target and plane left formation Sortie Report⇗
141⇗	20 June 1944	Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany	Navigator	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
142⇗	21 June 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑107064⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft. replaced 44‑6080. Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
149⇗	30 June 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Montdidier, France	Navigator	42‑102449⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗

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