Name | Starr, William George |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-813805 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #208 dated 20 October 1944, effective 20 October 1944. |
Duty | Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 7 March 1945 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Starr, William George | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Oliver, Mando (NMI)⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
Flt. Ofcr. Faulise, Vincent Paul⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Stern, Harold M⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
CPL. Busch, Edward J⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
SGT. Hall, William Richard⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Phillips, William R⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Perkins, Lubia Alton⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Hicks, John William⇗ | Flexible Gunner | WIA |
CPL. Hatcher, John F⇗ | Observer | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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218⇗ | 2 November 1944 |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
219⇗ | 4 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑38721⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
220⇗ | 5 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
221⇗ | 6 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
222⇗ | 8 November 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Great Ashfield, with battle damage. Sortie Report⇗ |
224⇗ | 10 November 1944 |
Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑107148⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41C Group, Lead Squadron. Turned back due to material failure; jettisoned bomb load in Channel. Sortie Report⇗ |
225⇗ | 11 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
226⇗ | 16 November 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8409⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Stratford, Warwickshire, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
227⇗ | 20 November 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, 41st Bomb Wing D group. Sortie Report⇗ |
228⇗ | 23 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑32106⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to #4 engine failure: #8 cylinder exhaust stack broke causing the cylinder to be burnt away. Sortie Report⇗ |
229⇗ | 25 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38673⇗ |
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 |
Pilot | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
232⇗ | 29 November 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
233⇗ | 30 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38673⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Lead Squadron Sortie Report⇗ |
236⇗ | 6 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
237⇗ | 9 December 1944 |
Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
238⇗ | 11 December 1944 |
Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
239⇗ | 12 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
240⇗ | 18 December 1944 |
Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
241⇗ | 19 December 1944 |
Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37717⇗ |
Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Low Squadron hot camera ship. Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. Sortie Report⇗ |
242⇗ | 23 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37717⇗ |
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 | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
246⇗ | 30 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑37717. Sortie Report⇗ |
251⇗ | 5 January 1945 |
Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away on the continent in allied territory with battle damage and low fuel. Aircraft repaired and returned to operations in March. Sortie Report⇗ |
253⇗ | 8 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38673⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
254⇗ | 10 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102518⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗ |
255⇗ | 15 January 1945 |
Target: Neuburg Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38823⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
256⇗ | 17 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38823⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
257⇗ | 20 January 1945 |
Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38823⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire. Sortie Report⇗ |
259⇗ | 22 January 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38673⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
261⇗ | 28 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8408⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
263⇗ | 1 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8408⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗ |
264⇗ | 3 February 1945 |
Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8408⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
265⇗ | 9 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8408⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
266⇗ | 14 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8408⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
273⇗ | 24 February 1945 |
Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
274⇗ | 25 February 1945 |
Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
275⇗ | 26 February 1945 |
Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38673⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
276⇗ | 27 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6590⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
280⇗ | 3 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8408⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
282⇗ | 7 March 1945 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6590⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |