Name | Simpson, Billy J |
Rank | Corporal / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 18163747 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #254 dated 23 December 1944, effective 23 December 1944. |
Duty | Tail Gunner |
MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
Last Duty Date | TBD |
Results | TBD |
Additional Information |
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CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. McKay, William Monroe, Jr⇗ | Pilot | FCMEW |
Flt. Ofcr. Thomas, Daniel G⇗ | Co-pilot | TBD |
2nd Lt. Miller, John C⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Anderson, Olan Earl⇗ | Bombardier | WIA |
CPL. Vickroy, Ralph L⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Roupe, Harry Leroy⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TBD |
CPL. Tidwell, Eldes Dee⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TBD |
CPL. Simpson, Billy J | Tail Gunner | TBD |
SGT. Scimeca, Frank John⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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254⇗ | 10 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
255⇗ | 15 January 1945 |
Target: Neuburg Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
256⇗ | 17 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
265⇗ | 9 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑6882⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
266⇗ | 14 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
268⇗ | 19 February 1945 |
Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑8665⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
270⇗ | 21 February 1945 |
Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
271⇗ | 22 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare. Sortie Report⇗ |
272⇗ | 23 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39203⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
274⇗ | 25 February 1945 |
Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
281⇗ | 4 March 1945 |
Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
282⇗ | 7 March 1945 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8580⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron deputy and hot camera ship; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
284⇗ | 9 March 1945 |
Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39197⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
285⇗ | 10 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
289⇗ | 15 March 1945 |
Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
291⇗ | 18 March 1945 |
Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Division lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
293⇗ | 20 March 1945 |
Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
307⇗ | 9 April 1945 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |