Knagg, John A

Individual Personnel Data
Name Knagg, John A   ‡
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Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 20606983   ‡
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #255 dated 24 December 1944, effective 24 December 1944.
  • Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - 482nd Bomb Group, effective 24 May 1945.
Duty Flexible Gunner / Radio Countermeasures
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 24 May 1945
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 4 August 1921
  • Promoted to Sergeant effective 1 January 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #1 dated 1 January 1945.
  • Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS P-514 effective 13 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #55 dated 13 March 1945.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 17 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #59 dated 17 March 1945.
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Reed, Verlin Dean⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Thebart, Ellsworth E⇗Co-pilotFCMEW
2nd Lt. Weiss, Morris B⇗NavigatorFCMEW
CPL. Vermillion, Eugene Carroll⇗TogglierTR
CPL. Grimes, Paul John⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
CPL. Bobbitt, Charles Rufus⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Leighton, Robert Raymond⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Gariepy, Ernest Joseph⇗Tail GunnerCT
CPL. Knagg, John AFlexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 22 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
252⇗ 7 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point
Type: Military
Location: Blankenheim, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑102620⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
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253⇗ 8 January 1945 Target: Railroad
Type: Transportation
Location: Kyllburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑37703⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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266⇗ 14 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39164⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed on Continent for fuel before returning to base.
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269⇗ 20 February 1945 Target: Main Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy.
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271⇗ 22 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ülzen, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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275⇗ 26 February 1945 Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof)
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 44‑6590⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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278⇗ 1 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
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279⇗ 2 March 1945 Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Rositz, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39164⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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281⇗ 4 March 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ulm, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39164⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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283⇗ 8 March 1945 Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant'
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Essen, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 44‑6590⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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291⇗ 18 March 1945 Target: Schlesischer Railway Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
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292⇗ 19 March 1945 Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 44‑8608⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41D Squadron.
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295⇗ 23 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
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298⇗ 26 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy and hot camera ship.
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300⇗ 30 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard
Machine Shop
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑38974⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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301⇗ 31 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Spot Jammer 43‑38994⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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304⇗ 5 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ingolstadt, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
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306⇗ 7 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant
Type: Military
Location: Hitzacker, Germany 		Spot Jammer 44‑6898⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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308⇗ 10 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area
Type: Military
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
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309⇗ 11 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Freiham, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
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310⇗ 14 April 1945 Target: Gun Battery
Type: Military
Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑38974⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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313⇗ 17 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
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