Name | Barbosa, Roy ‡ |
Rank | Corporal / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 39711308 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #243 dated 11 December 1944 |
Duty | Ball Turret Gunner |
MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 20 April 1945 |
Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Baughman, John R⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Carney, William Robert⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Clark, Alen H⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Adinolfi, Prisco Arthur, "Addy"⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
CPL. Cohen, Henry H⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
CPL. Baysinger, Ellwill Orrin⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | FCMEW |
CPL. Barbosa, Roy | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Novak, Michael⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Poggioli, John A⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
244⇗ | 27 December 1944 |
Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
245⇗ | 28 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑38823⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
246⇗ | 30 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑38673⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
247⇗ | 31 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑37917⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
248⇗ | 1 January 1945 |
Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑37717⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
249⇗ | 2 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
250⇗ | 3 January 1945 |
Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium |
Ball Turret | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare. Joined high Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
251⇗ | 5 January 1945 |
Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, for fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
253⇗ | 8 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
254⇗ | 10 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97521⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Left formation at Channel on return; force-landed on continent; aircraft salvaged. Sortie Report⇗ |
257⇗ | 20 January 1945 |
Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire). Sortie Report⇗ |
259⇗ | 22 January 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
260⇗ | 23 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8408⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire. Sortie Report⇗ |
261⇗ | 28 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑37917⇗ |
Aircraft did not take off. Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Did not take off due to snowstorm. Sortie Report⇗ |
262⇗ | 29 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Siegen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8408⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned early from mission after taking off. Although experiencing an oxygen system failure during the mission, this crew managed to bomb the primary target with the Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
264⇗ | 3 February 1945 |
Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8679⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
266⇗ | 14 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8679⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed on Continent for fuel before returning to base. Sortie Report⇗ |
268⇗ | 19 February 1945 |
Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8679⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
269⇗ | 20 February 1945 |
Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8679⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
271⇗ | 22 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
272⇗ | 23 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8679⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
273⇗ | 24 February 1945 |
Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8679⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
276⇗ | 27 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑6590⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
282⇗ | 7 March 1945 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8679⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
283⇗ | 8 March 1945 |
Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8679⇗ |
Aborted mission after taking off. Turned back with #1 engine feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
284⇗ | 9 March 1945 |
Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8679⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
286⇗ | 11 March 1945 |
Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
287⇗ | 12 March 1945 |
Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8679⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
288⇗ | 14 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8679⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
290⇗ | 17 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8679⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
291⇗ | 18 March 1945 |
Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑37971⇗ |
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 |
Ball Turret | 44‑8679⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
293⇗ | 20 March 1945 |
Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8679⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
295⇗ | 23 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8679⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
296⇗ | 24 March 1945 |
Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
298⇗ | 26 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
302⇗ | 3 April 1945 |
Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8408⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
307⇗ | 9 April 1945 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |