Cole, Howard Woodrow

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Cole, Howard Woodrow ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-743415
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #49 Dated 14 March 1944, effective 14 March 1944.
Duty	Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	3 July 1944
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 19 May 1918 Granted a seven day sick leave of absence effective on or about 1 June 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #100 dated 30 May 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Cole, Howard Woodrow	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Smigelsky, Horace Joseph⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Blackburn, Rexford Maynard⇗	Bombardier	CT
PFC. Ellis, Edwin Robert⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. McKeon, Francis Peter⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Hart, George Thurman⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Hartranft, Landis Grant⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Artessa, Carmen Alex⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Long, Thomas Nelson⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 30 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
78⇗	20 March 1944	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
79⇗	22 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31211⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, composite high group. Sortie Report⇗
80⇗	23 March 1944	Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany	Pilot	42‑30026⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 0835 hrs because all four superchargers were unocontrollable; 2 ran away at takeoff. Sortie Report⇗
81⇗	24 March 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
82⇗	26 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41 Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
84⇗	28 March 1944	Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1130 hrs; could not locate formation due to bad weather. Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
90⇗	18 April 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
91⇗	19 April 1944	Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
92⇗	20 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit A Wing, High group. Sortie Report⇗
93⇗	22 April 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
94⇗	24 April 1944	Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
95⇗	25 April 1944	Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Metz, France	Pilot	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
96⇗	27 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Pilot	42‑107057⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
98⇗	29 April 1944	Target: Industrial District Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
100⇗	4 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
101⇗	7 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
102⇗	8 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑97237⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
105⇗	11 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany	Pilot	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗
106⇗	12 May 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
109⇗	19 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
113⇗	23 May 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Co-pilot	42‑97273⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
116⇗	27 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102500⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
119⇗	29 May 1944	Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland	Co-pilot	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
133⇗	12 June 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge 48°29'N,2°0'W Type: Transportation Location: La Vicomté-sur-Rance, France	Co-pilot	42‑102933⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
134⇗	13 June 1944	Target: Dreux Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux, France	Co-pilot	42‑102933⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Steeple Morden, AAF Station 122, on return, due to bad weather. Sortie Report⇗
135⇗	14 June 1944	Target: Coulommiers Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Coulommiers, France	Co-pilot	42‑102933⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Wing, Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
136⇗	15 June 1944	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: La Possonnièrre, France	Co-pilot	42‑102933⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
137⇗	16 June 1944	Target: Athies Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Laon, France	Co-pilot	42‑102933⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low Group, High Squadron Deputy. Turned back over England because they could not find the formation. Sortie Report⇗
138⇗	18 June 1944	Target: Ölwerke Julius Humbles Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102933⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗
139⇗	19 June 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France	Co-pilot	42‑102933⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Flying Spare. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
141⇗	20 June 1944	Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group, #3 position. Led group after designated Group Lead (Stallings/June) aborted, and Deputy Lead (Thoma) was killed on the bomb run. Sortie Report⇗
142⇗	21 June 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97948⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗

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