| Name | Calvin, Edmond Ernest, Jr ‡ |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 06297719 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #242 dated 10 December 1944, effective 10 December 1944. |
| Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date | TBD |
| Results | TBD |
| Additional Information |
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| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. MacKellar, Donald Allen⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Carroll, James E⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Cebulski, Leo Carl⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Horoff, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
| CPL. Hurtt, Selden Monroe⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | WIA |
| S/SGT. Calvin, Edmond Ernest, Jr | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TBD |
| CPL. Courtney, Raymond F⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| CPL. Brown, Charles Stout, Jr⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Connell, Harvey Clarence⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 243⇗ | 24 December 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 247⇗ | 31 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38823⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 248⇗ | 1 January 1945 |
Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 249⇗ | 2 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 250⇗ | 3 January 1945 |
Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 252⇗ | 7 January 1945 |
Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38673⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑39888. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 253⇗ | 8 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Did not join the 384th formation as briefed; probably joined another group and attacked their primary target (Speyer, Germany). Landed at Laon, France (airfield A-70) due to flak damage. Crew and aircraft resumed combat operations 9 days later. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 255⇗ | 15 January 1945 |
Target: Neuburg Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away on Continent at airstrip B-53 (Merville, France) on return, with #3 and #4 engines out. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 256⇗ | 17 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 257⇗ | 20 January 1945 |
Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Alconbury Airfield, AAF Station 102. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 261⇗ | 28 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑38673⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 262⇗ | 29 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Siegen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑39019⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 263⇗ | 1 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑107148⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 264⇗ | 3 February 1945 |
Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38673⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron, Hot Camera Ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 265⇗ | 9 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 267⇗ | 15 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑32106⇗ |
Did not take off because bad weather halted flight operations. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 268⇗ | 19 February 1945 |
Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 269⇗ | 20 February 1945 |
Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38673⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 270⇗ | 21 February 1945 |
Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 271⇗ | 22 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed High Squadron flying spare. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 272⇗ | 23 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 273⇗ | 24 February 1945 |
Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 274⇗ | 25 February 1945 |
Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 275⇗ | 26 February 1945 |
Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Seething Airfield, AAF Station 146, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 276⇗ | 27 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 278⇗ | 1 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 280⇗ | 3 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 283⇗ | 8 March 1945 |
Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 284⇗ | 9 March 1945 |
Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38757⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑6923 Sortie Report⇗ |
| 286⇗ | 11 March 1945 |
Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 287⇗ | 12 March 1945 |
Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 288⇗ | 14 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 290⇗ | 17 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 292⇗ | 19 March 1945 |
Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 293⇗ | 20 March 1945 |
Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 301⇗ | 31 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 302⇗ | 3 April 1945 |
Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6923⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit This was the engineer's last combat mission. He was so happy he started firing his guns over the English Channel. One bullet accidentally hit the tail gunner, Brown, putting him in the hospital with a slight head wound and concussion. This mishap saved Brown's life as he was not able to fly with MacKellar on 6 April. Sortie Report⇗ |