Name | Miller, Dan Owens |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-717681 |
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 | 28 December 1944 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Accident Report # 44-10-19-526⇓ (2.858 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Niederlitz, Donald Edward⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Miller, Dan Owens | Navigator | CT |
Flt. Ofcr. Scheanwald, Richard James⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Frerichs, Earl Edward⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Townsend, Perry Houston, Jr⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Laine, William Jewel⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TBD |
CPL. Manners, Dale Melvin⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
SGT. Weeks, Melvin Francis⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
SGT. Snyder, Norman Anderson⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TBD |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
167⇗ | 29 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97204⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
168⇗ | 31 July 1944 |
Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑31222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
169⇗ | 1 August 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France |
Navigator | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
170⇗ | 3 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France |
Navigator | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit I Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
171⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
176⇗ | 9 August 1944 |
Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8011⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Navigator | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
178⇗ | 12 August 1944 |
Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France |
Navigator | 44‑6105⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
183⇗ | 24 August 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
185⇗ | 26 August 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
186⇗ | 30 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France |
Navigator | 42‑97263⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8011. Sortie Report⇗ |
189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
190⇗ | 9 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
192⇗ | 11 September 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑37843⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
194⇗ | 13 September 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6080⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Navigator | 42‑31222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit F Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6149⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑37990⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
201⇗ | 28 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑102449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
-- | 19 October 1944 |
None Non-combat sortie |
Navigator | 44‑8047⇗ |
Landing gear collapsed on return from a night cross-country training mission. There were no crew injuries. Sortie Report⇗ |
217⇗ | 1 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑102449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Division Deputy. Gee-H ship. Returned early due to material failure. Sortie Report⇗ |
219⇗ | 4 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit PFF ship; high Squadron lead. Took lead for 2nd bomb run and bombing with PFF. Sortie Report⇗ |
223⇗ | 9 November 1944 |
Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France |
Navigator | 43‑38542⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
225⇗ | 11 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97824⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Gee-H ship; lead Squadron deputy; turned back at Dutch coast due to runaway prop; shaft snapped on return flight; engine burst into flames on landing; bombs jettisoned. Sortie Report⇗ |
228⇗ | 23 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, B group; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
232⇗ | 29 November 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38542⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
234⇗ | 2 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38262⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
240⇗ | 18 December 1944 |
Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8216⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
245⇗ | 28 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑8221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |