Bentley, Philip Arthur

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Bentley, Philip Arthur ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-783695
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #34 dated 11 February 1945, effective 11 February 1945.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	TBD
Results	Flying Combat Missions At End Of War
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 26 August 1920
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Henry, Robert Tyson⇗	Pilot	FCMEW
2nd Lt. Bentley, Philip Arthur	Co-pilot	FCMEW
2nd Lt. Bouchard, Wilfred Eugene⇗	Navigator	FCMEW
CPL. Lucas, Gabe Roy⇗	Togglier	TR
CPL. Fluesmeier, Arsdel Louvaine⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Graper, Elmer Worling⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Bielskis, Peter Julius⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. White, Albert D⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Bilka, Steven Gabriel⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 22 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6909⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
277⇗	28 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
279⇗	2 March 1945	Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑39197⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
291⇗	18 March 1945	Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑39060⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
293⇗	20 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
294⇗	22 March 1945	Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97510. Sortie Report⇗
296⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
299⇗	28 March 1945	Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany	Co-pilot	43‑39131⇗	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	Co-pilot	43‑39197⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
302⇗	3 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
303⇗	4 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
306⇗	7 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
307⇗	9 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
308⇗	10 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
310⇗	14 April 1945	Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France	Co-pilot	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
311⇗	15 April 1945	Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France	Co-pilot	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
312⇗	16 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
315⇗	20 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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