Copeland, Carter Glenn

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Copeland, Carter Glenn ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-809539
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	11 April 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 29 September 1919 Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to American Red Cross Club, Southport (a Flak house) on or about 10 February 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #28 EXTRACT dated 10 February 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Hines, James Wesley⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Burch, Hugh Ralph⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Copeland, Carter Glenn	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Morris, Richard William⇗	Bombardier	TBD
S/SGT. Dahms, Rex John⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Wilson, Jerome Frank⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	WIA
SGT. Douglas, James Clifton⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Cahill, William Lawrence, Jr⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Jarvis, Francis Harrison⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Woodard, Everett Durwood⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 28 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
42⇗	13 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Navigator	42‑29554⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
43⇗	16 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Navigator	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑29554. Also see comments for aircraft 42‑29688 for this mission. Sortie Report⇗
45⇗	22 December 1943	Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Navigator	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
46⇗	24 December 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France	Navigator	42‑3259⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
47⇗	30 December 1943	Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Navigator	42‑5404⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
49⇗	4 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Navigator	42‑37727⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Flying Spare. Joined formation, then turned back becuse aircraft needed 'excessive power settings ... to stay in formation.' Sortie Report⇗
50⇗	5 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Navigator	42‑29632⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Navigator	42‑3051⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Landed away at Coltishall, Norfolk, on return due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Navigator	41‑24560⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Navigator	42‑37816⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Jettisoned bombs when an engine was shot away by an enemy aircraft and had to leave formation. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Navigator	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, high group, 41st B Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Navigator	42‑3441⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Navigator	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑37801⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Turned back; tail gunner fell ill. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Navigator	42‑29632⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Navigator	42‑29632⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Navigator	42‑29632⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Navigator	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron, Low group. Sortie Report⇗
68⇗	28 February 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Navigator	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Navigator	42‑29688⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31484. Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑31048⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because of low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
73⇗	8 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑38112⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Turned back when oxygen system had been shot out by flak; dropped bombs and 25 parcels of 'nickles' (propaganda leaflets) on TOO near Lingen, Germany, with 'poor' results. Sortie Report⇗
74⇗	9 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑38112⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
77⇗	19 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France	Navigator	42‑38112⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
79⇗	22 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑37789⇗	Combat Mission Credit NOTE: The Loading List incorrectly identified the co-pilot as Sidney Bush. Sortie Report⇗
80⇗	23 March 1944	Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany	Navigator	42‑31166⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
81⇗	24 March 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Navigator	42‑97124⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Navigator	42‑97124⇗	Combat Mission Credit 94 Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
84⇗	28 March 1944	Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France	Navigator	42‑97124⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
85⇗	29 March 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Navigator	42‑97124⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑97124⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1003 hrs; could not locate formation due to bad weather. Bombs jettisoned in Channel due to malfunction of bomb bay doors. Sortie Report⇗
87⇗	10 April 1944	Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium	Navigator	42‑97124⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Navigator	42‑97124⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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