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Bobbitt, Charles Rufus

Individual Personnel Data
Name Bobbitt, Charles Rufus   
Rank Corporal / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number 14158265   
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #255 dated 24 December 1944, effective 24 December 1944.
Duty Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
MOS748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date TBD
Results Flying Combat Missions At End Of War
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 16 November 1922
  • Promoted to Sergeant effective 1 January 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #1 dated 1 January 1945.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 18 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #40 dated 18 February 1945.
  • Promoted to Technical Sergeant effective 4 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #73 dated 4 April 1945.




Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Reed, Verlin DeanPilotCT
2nd Lt. Thebart, Ellsworth ECo-pilotFCMEW
2nd Lt. Weiss, Morris BNavigatorFCMEW
CPL. Vermillion, Eugene CarrollTogglierTR
CPL. Grimes, Paul JohnRadio Operator / GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Bobbitt, Charles RufusEngineer / Top Turret GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Leighton, Robert RaymondBall Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Gariepy, Ernest JTail GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Knagg, John AFlexible GunnerCT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 26 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
252 7 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point
Type: Military
Location: Blankenheim, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑102620 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
253 8 January 1945 Target: Railroad
Type: Transportation
Location: Kyllburg, Germany
Tail Gunner 43‑37703 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
254 10 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bonn, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑102620 Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
255 15 January 1945 Target: Neuburg Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 43‑37703 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
259 22 January 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑102459 Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report
261 28 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 44‑6476 Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37788.
Sortie Report
263 1 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑102661 Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
264 3 February 1945 Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 44‑6892 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
Sortie Report
265 9 February 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 43‑38801 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
268 19 February 1945 Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 43‑39138 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
269 20 February 1945 Target: Main Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 44‑6892 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
271 22 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ülzen, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 44‑8608 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
274 25 February 1945 Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 44‑6892 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy.
Sortie Report
275 26 February 1945 Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof)
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 43‑39138 Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Seething Airfield, AAF Station 146, due to low fuel.
Sortie Report
277 28 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hagen, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 44‑8608 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
Sortie Report
278 1 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 43‑39138 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
283 8 March 1945 Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant'
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Essen, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 43‑39138 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
284 9 March 1945 Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works
Type: Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 43‑38062 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
289 15 March 1945 Target: Army HQ
Type: Military
Location: Zossen, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑97986 Combat Mission Credit
Returned Early
Group deputy and lead Squadron hot camera ship. Turned back before the IP when #3 engine failed; bombed a target of opportunity (TOO), railroad marshalling yards in Vechta, Germany.
Sortie Report
291 18 March 1945 Target: Schlesischer Railway Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 43‑39138 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
295 23 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 44‑8668 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. PFF ship.
Sortie Report
298 26 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 44‑8789 Combat Mission Credit
Group lead. PFF ship.
Sortie Report
301 31 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 44‑8541 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead.
Sortie Report
306 7 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant
Type: Military
Location: Hitzacker, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 44‑8789 Combat Mission Credit
Group lead. PFF ship.
Sortie Report
308 10 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area
Type: Military
Location: Oranienburg, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 43‑39138 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
309 11 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Freiham, Germany
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑98027 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead. PFF ship.
Sortie Report

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