Woodworth, John Dempster

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Woodworth, John Dempster ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-819660
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #139 dated 16 July 1944, effective 16 July 1944.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	23 December 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Placed on seven days Temporary Duty (TD) to Roke Manor, AAF Station 503 (a Flak house) on 14 November 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #223 dated 12 November 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Parker, George Frederick⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Woodworth, John Dempster	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Cavanaugh, William Daniel⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Cresto, John Anthony⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Webb, John Clyde⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Robb, Gordon Lee⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. McNeff, Charles Leo⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Stamm, Hiram Walton, "Nick"⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Grabow, Carl Arthur⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
PVT. Stephens, Milton Irven⇗	Flexible Gunner	TBD

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
164⇗	24 July 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France	Co-pilot	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗
165⇗	25 July 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France	Co-pilot	44‑6149⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
166⇗	28 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37990⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37990⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
168⇗	31 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37990⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
169⇗	1 August 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France	Co-pilot	43‑37990⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
174⇗	7 August 1944	Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France	Co-pilot	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
175⇗	8 August 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France	Co-pilot	42‑97263⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low section deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗
177⇗	11 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France	Co-pilot	43‑37990⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
189⇗	8 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37990⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
190⇗	9 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37990⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned with #3 feathered. Sortie Report⇗
191⇗	10 September 1944	Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37990⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
198⇗	25 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97960⇗	Combat Mission Credit B wing, high group deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
204⇗	3 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97986⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
211⇗	15 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38542⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
214⇗	19 October 1944	Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38542⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97263⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
216⇗	30 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97263⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
217⇗	1 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102449⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship. Led Squadron on bomb run. Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38752⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38752⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; pilot ill. Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38752⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, B group. Sortie Report⇗
229⇗	25 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Pilot	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑97263⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
233⇗	30 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Pilot	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
234⇗	2 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany	Pilot	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
236⇗	6 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
237⇗	9 December 1944	Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany	Pilot	42‑97263⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Pilot	42‑97960⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron, D Group. Sortie Report⇗
239⇗	12 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
241⇗	19 December 1944	Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany	Pilot	44‑6514⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. Sortie Report⇗
242⇗	23 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany	Pilot	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Landed at Grafton Underwood. Sortie Report⇗
243⇗	24 December 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany	Pilot	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗

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