Besel, Robert A

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Besel, Robert A ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-2072568
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #34 dated 11 February 1945, effective 11 February 1945. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station 594, effective 30 May 1945.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	30 May 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Hatch, William Alva, Jr⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Wiley, Vernon Lee, "Billy"⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Besel, Robert A	Navigator	CT
CPL. Summers, William Richard⇗	Togglier	CT
CPL. Garner, William Perry⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
CPL. Henderson, Ralph A⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TBD
CPL. Worley, John Thornton, Jr⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TR
CPL. Lady, Manfred Henry⇗	Tail Gunner	TR
CPL. Ewing, Robert P⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 11 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
277⇗	28 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany	Navigator	43‑39060⇗	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	Navigator	44‑6909⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38747. Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Navigator	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Navigator	44‑6909⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Navigator	43‑39060⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
284⇗	9 March 1945	Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Navigator	44‑6909⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
306⇗	7 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany	Navigator	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
307⇗	9 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany	Navigator	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
308⇗	10 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Navigator	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
314⇗	19 April 1945	Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany	Navigator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
315⇗	20 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany	Navigator	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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