Busch, Edward J

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Busch, Edward J ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	15133938
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #208 dated 20 October 1944, effective 20 October 1944. Transferred to the Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station 591, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 26 March 1945, effective 18 March 1945.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	18 March 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #213 dated 28 October 1944. Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 16 December 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #247 dated 16 December 1944. Promoted to Technical Sergeant effective 9 February 1945 per AAF Station Special Orders #32 dated 9 February 1945. Ordered to Spetchley Park, AAF Station 562 (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.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

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 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
233⇗	30 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
239⇗	12 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
241⇗	19 December 1944	Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	43‑38673⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	43‑38823⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38823⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Radio Operator	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	Radio Operator	43‑38673⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
261⇗	28 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
263⇗	1 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
265⇗	9 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
266⇗	14 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
273⇗	24 February 1945	Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6923⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
274⇗	25 February 1945	Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38673⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6590⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6590⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
286⇗	11 March 1945	Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6923⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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