Name | Funk, Donald Olsen |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / Captain |
Serial Number | O-775309 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #8 dated 9 January 1945, effective 9 January 1945. |
Duty | Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | TBD |
Results | Flying Combat Missions At End Of War |
Additional Information |
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CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Funk, Donald Olsen | Pilot | FCMEW |
2nd Lt. Mingo, Andrew Caesar⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Schlitz, Lester Eugene⇗ | Navigator | CT |
Flt. Ofcr. Marsh, Harold E⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
CPL. Midura, Ernest Alvin⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
CPL. Showers, Henry Herbert⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Maurer, Joseph Aloysious⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Bland, Dwain B⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Steed, Robert Lynn⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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259⇗ | 22 January 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
260⇗ | 23 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6514⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Honington Airfield, AAF Station 375. Sortie Report⇗ |
262⇗ | 29 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Siegen, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6514⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
263⇗ | 1 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
264⇗ | 3 February 1945 |
Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, Hot Camera Ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
266⇗ | 14 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6898⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
267⇗ | 15 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑39035⇗ |
Lead Squadron flying spare. Did not take off because bad weather halted flight operations. Sortie Report⇗ |
268⇗ | 19 February 1945 |
Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6898⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
269⇗ | 20 February 1945 |
Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6898⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
270⇗ | 21 February 1945 |
Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6898⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
271⇗ | 22 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6898⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
272⇗ | 23 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6898⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
273⇗ | 24 February 1945 |
Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6898⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
276⇗ | 27 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6898⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
280⇗ | 3 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6898⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
281⇗ | 4 March 1945 |
Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑102518⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron flying spare; turned back with #3 engine feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
282⇗ | 7 March 1945 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6898⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
283⇗ | 8 March 1945 |
Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6898⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
285⇗ | 10 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6898⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
286⇗ | 11 March 1945 |
Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑39236⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
289⇗ | 15 March 1945 |
Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
290⇗ | 17 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6898⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
292⇗ | 19 March 1945 |
Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare aircraft. Replaced 44‑6898, which was taken by Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
299⇗ | 28 March 1945 |
Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8668⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead Sortie Report⇗ |
301⇗ | 31 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8649⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
302⇗ | 3 April 1945 |
Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8541⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
308⇗ | 10 April 1945 |
Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 44‑8649. Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |