Faulise, Vincent Paul

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Faulise, Vincent Paul ⇗
Rank	Flight Officer / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-2005835
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	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	17 April 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 13 January 1921 Ordered on approximately two days Temporary Duty to London on 28 November 1944, purpose Public Relations Office (PRO) Radio activities per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #234 dated 28 November 1944. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Army of the United States effective 26 January 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #22 dated 27 January 1945. Ordered to Roke Manor, AAF Station 503 (a Flak house) on 15 February 1945 for seven days Temporary Duty to carry out instructions of the Commanding General per AAF station 106 Special Orders #36 dated 13 February 1945.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
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

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 33 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Navigator	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Navigator	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	Navigator	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	Navigator	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	Navigator	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Navigator	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	Navigator	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	Navigator	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	Navigator	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	Navigator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
234⇗	2 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany	Navigator	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
236⇗	6 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	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	Navigator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
239⇗	12 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Navigator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
241⇗	19 December 1944	Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany	Navigator	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	Navigator	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	Navigator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Navigator	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	Navigator	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	Navigator	43‑38673⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Navigator	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	Navigator	43‑38823⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
263⇗	1 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	44‑8679⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
278⇗	1 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany	Navigator	42‑98027⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy and hot camera ship; PFF and Gee-H ship. May have taken over lead on return due to flak damage to the lead ship. Sortie Report⇗
279⇗	2 March 1945	Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany	Navigator	44‑8008⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
284⇗	9 March 1945	Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Navigator	44‑8211⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy and lead Squadron hot camera ship; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
286⇗	11 March 1945	Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany	Navigator	44‑8541⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy; PFF ship; lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
290⇗	17 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany	Navigator	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
299⇗	28 March 1945	Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany	Navigator	42‑97986⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron Deputy Sortie Report⇗
302⇗	3 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany	Navigator	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
303⇗	4 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany	Navigator	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
305⇗	6 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany	Navigator	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
313⇗	17 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Navigator	44‑6909⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗

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