Keeney, John Gerard

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Keeney, John Gerard ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-719090
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 17 July 1944, effective 17 July 1944.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	30 November 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 7 June 1922 Placed on seven days Temporary Duty (TD) to Palace Hotel, AAF Station 524 (a Flak house) on 17 October 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #205 dated 16 October 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Majeske, Charles Paul⇗	Pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Volpini, Henry Andrew⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Keeney, John Gerard	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Young, Stanley Harris⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Majeske, Earl Clifford⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Meche, Clovis Raoul⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Shuck, Emmett Eugene⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Warfield, Euclid Marion⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Cox, Gail Byron⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Steele, Everett Elden, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
166⇗	28 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	44‑6080⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st B wing. Landed away at RAF Shrivenham, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), on return for unknown reasons. Sortie Report⇗
168⇗	31 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Navigator	42‑102959⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
169⇗	1 August 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France	Navigator	42‑31222⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Group. Sortie Report⇗
172⇗	4 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France	Navigator	42‑97941⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead. Sortie Report⇗
178⇗	12 August 1944	Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France	Navigator	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Navigator	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
183⇗	24 August 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗
190⇗	9 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Navigator	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
191⇗	10 September 1944	Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany	Navigator	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
192⇗	11 September 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
194⇗	13 September 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	43‑37990⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Navigator	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
201⇗	28 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
202⇗	30 September 1944	Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany	Navigator	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
203⇗	2 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	44‑6149⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; filled in. Sortie Report⇗
204⇗	3 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Navigator	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
205⇗	5 October 1944	Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Dropped late. Sortie Report⇗
206⇗	6 October 1944	Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland	Navigator	43‑38262⇗	Combat Mission Credit D group. Sortie Report⇗
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Navigator	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Navigator	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit First Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
210⇗	14 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany	Navigator	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
216⇗	30 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Navigator	43‑38542⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Navigator	44‑6514⇗	Combat Mission Credit Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low Squadron. Aborted, but received mission credit. Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Navigator	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Navigator	43‑38542⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Navigator	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Navigator	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	43‑38752⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron. Landed away on continent due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Navigator	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Navigator	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, B group. Sortie Report⇗
229⇗	25 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Navigator	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
231⇗	27 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany	Navigator	43‑38750⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Navigator	44‑6105⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
233⇗	30 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Navigator	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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