Altgelt, James Ernest

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Altgelt, James Ernest ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-497563
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #243 dated 11 December 1944, effective 11 December 1944. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station Stone, effective 20 May 1945.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	20 May 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 6 October 1924 Graduated from Bombardier School at San Angelo AAF, San Angelo, Texas, Class #44-10, 22 July 1944 Departed Grafton Underwood to AAF Station Stone on 20 May 1945. Returned to the ZOI via B-17.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Belsinger, Harry Flair, Jr⇗	Pilot	FCMEW
2nd Lt. Bradford, James W⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Allmon, Lorne Lyle⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Altgelt, James Ernest	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Mumma, Adin Wolgemuth⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
SGT. Kuehn, Carl Edwin⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Cantwell, Richard L⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Davis, Dixon (NMI)⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Schuster, Harold Ludwig⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 23 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38752⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
249⇗	2 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany	Bombardier	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Bombardier	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
251⇗	5 January 1945	Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany	Bombardier	42‑38208⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Flying spare; aborted with one engine out. Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Bombardier	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Landed at RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6514⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6514⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at Ridgewell Airfield, AAF Station 167. Sortie Report⇗
259⇗	22 January 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany	Bombardier	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
267⇗	15 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report⇗
270⇗	21 February 1945	Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
273⇗	24 February 1945	Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
278⇗	1 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97986⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Bombardier	44‑8580⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy and hot camera ship; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
289⇗	15 March 1945	Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6898⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Group Deputy. This aircraft originally assigned to the Funk Crew; apparently taken by Shelley when 44‑8665 proved unsuitable for lead use. Sortie Report⇗
300⇗	30 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG) Submarine and Warship Yard Machine Shop Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Bombardier	44‑8211⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
304⇗	5 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany	Bombardier	44‑8580⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
311⇗	15 April 1945	Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France	Bombardier	44‑8668⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
315⇗	20 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany	Bombardier	42‑98027⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗

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