Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Grant, George Vaughn, Jr ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
14149503 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
- Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #99 dated 19 September 1943, effective 19 September 1943.
- Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 5 January 1944 - Detachment of Patients, 303rd Station Hospital, effective 2 January 1944.
|
| Duty |
Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date |
2 January 1944 |
| Results |
Transferred |
| Additional Information | |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Jorgenson, Henry (NMI), Jr⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Lucas, Hoyt Coltman⇗ | Co-pilot | TR |
| 2nd Lt. Sparrow, Harry Ira⇗ | Navigator | TR |
| 2nd Lt. Fish, Robert Leigh⇗ | Bombardier | MIA |
| S/SGT. Buller, Elwood Ellis⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
| S/SGT. Grant, George Vaughn, Jr | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TR |
| S/SGT. Finkelstein, Raymond Louis⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TR |
| SGT. Hall, Lawrence Marion⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| S/SGT. Jordan, Edward Allan⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
| SGT. Loughlin, Edmund Henry⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
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 |
Engineer/Top Turret |
41‑24575⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Attlebridge Airfield, AAF Station 120, due to low fuel. Landed at Grafton Underwood at 7:10PM, about 1.5 hours after the rest of the Group.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
31⇗ |
10 October 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Münster, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret |
42‑3037⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
FLIGHT TIME 6:10
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
33⇗ |
20 October 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Düren, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret |
41‑24575⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
FLIGHT TIME 4:45
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
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30 October 1943 |
Target: Marshaling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret |
41‑24575⇗ |
FLIGHT TIME 5:00
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
34⇗ |
3 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret |
41‑24575⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
FLIGHT TIME 7:15
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
36⇗ |
16 November 1943 |
Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine
Type: Industry
Location: Knaben, Norway |
Engineer/Top Turret |
41‑24560⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back due to loose oil line on prop governor
FLIGHT TIME 7:30
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
37⇗ |
26 November 1943 |
Target: City Center
Type: Non-Military
Location: Bremen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret |
42‑39784⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
FLIGHT TIME 5:40
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
39⇗ |
1 December 1943 |
Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Solingen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret |
42‑37885⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Returned Early
Flying Spare; joined formation; turned back over enemy territory due to a cracked cylinder head on #4 engine.
FLIGHT TIME 6:00
Sortie Report⇗ |
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