Pacocha, Edward John

Individual Personnel Data
Name Pacocha, Edward John
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Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 31349950
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #258 dated 28 December 1944, effective 28 December 1944.
  • Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - 482nd Bomb Group, effective 24 May 1945.
Duty Spot Jammer
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 24 May 1945
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 6 June 1925
  • 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.
  • Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS 612 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #40 dated 18 February 1945.
  • Reclassified from MOS 612 to MOS P-514 effective 13 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #55 dated 13 March 1945.
  • Placed on two days Temporary Duty to London on or about 2 May 1945, purpose PRO Radio Activities per AAF Station 206 Special Orders #94 dated 30 April 1945.
Related Documents Accident Report # 45-03-19-522⇓ (4.215 MB)



Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Brown, Willard A, Jr⇗PilotTR
2nd Lt. Gray, Harold Reginald⇗Co-pilotFCMEW
2nd Lt. Silverman, Murray Carlton⇗NavigatorKIA
CPL. Minter, Louis Arlington⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
CPL. DeMattei, Laurence Charles⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Volpe, Roland (NMI)⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Pacocha, Edward JohnSpot JammerCT
CPL. Meyette, Raymond Perley⇗Tail GunnerCT
CPL. Myers, Ben Rice, Jr⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 21 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
255⇗ 15 January 1945 Target: Neuburg Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑37703⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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256⇗ 17 January 1945 Target: Railroad Viaduct
Type: Transportation
Location: Bielefeld, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38927⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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267⇗ 15 February 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany 		Spot Jammer 43‑39019⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121.
Sortie Report⇗
269⇗ 20 February 1945 Target: Main Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39164⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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270⇗ 21 February 1945 Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy.
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272⇗ 23 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Plauen, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39164⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Ridgewell Airfield, AAF Station 167.
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275⇗ 26 February 1945 Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof)
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39164⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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278⇗ 1 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39164⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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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 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
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284⇗ 9 March 1945 Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works
Type: Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 44‑8608⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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287⇗ 12 March 1945 Target: Railway Center
Type: Transportation
Location: Betzdorf, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8608.
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290⇗ 17 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low 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 44‑6590⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Returned Early
41D Squadron. Returned early due to #4 engine failure; jettisoned bombs over Germany. Crashed into tree on return and aircraft was salvaged; however, there were no injuries among the crew.
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296⇗ 24 March 1945 Target: Vechta Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Vechta, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 44‑8608⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
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 43‑39164⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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302⇗ 3 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Kiel, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39164⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy and lead Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
307⇗ 9 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 44‑8608⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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310⇗ 14 April 1945 Target: Gun Battery
Type: Military
Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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312⇗ 16 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Regensburg, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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314⇗ 19 April 1945 Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Elsterwerda, Germany 		RADAR Countermeasures 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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316⇗ 25 April 1945 Target: Skoda Armament Works
Type: Industry
Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia 		RADAR Countermeasures 44‑8608⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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