Name | Grant, George Vaughn, Jr ‡ |
Rank | Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 14149503 ‡ |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 2 January 1944 |
Results | Transferred |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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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 |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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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⇗ |
--⇗ | 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⇗ |