Kyllo, Orville Eldon

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Kyllo, Orville Eldon ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-2074466
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #43 dated 22 February 1945, effective 22 February 1945.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	7 January 1946
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 12 February 1924 Injured in crash landing returning from 26 March 1945 mission: returned to duty. Ordered to Palace Hotel, Southport, AAF Station 524 (a Flak house) on 2 April 1945 for seven days temporary duty per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #70 dated 1 April 1945. Granted a seven (7) day leave of absence on or about 22 December 1945 to visit Switzerland on AAF Station Special Orders #109 dated 20 December 1945.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 45-03-26-525⇓ (6.320 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Jordan, Theodore Gustav⇗	Pilot	KIA
Flt. Ofcr. Schumacher, Elmer Ray⇗	Co-pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Kyllo, Orville Eldon	Navigator	TR
Flt. Ofcr. Twiford, Ralph, Jr⇗	Bombardier	FCMEW
CPL. Thompson, James R⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Rieder, John Charles⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TR
SGT. Colburn, Cecil Robert⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	WIA
SGT. Schwertfeger, Norman Henry⇗	Tail Gunner	TR
CPL. Bianconi, Natale Pasquale⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 16 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Navigator	44‑6590⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
284⇗	9 March 1945	Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Navigator	44‑8679⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
286⇗	11 March 1945	Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany	Navigator	44‑8679⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
287⇗	12 March 1945	Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany	Navigator	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Navigator	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
290⇗	17 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany	Navigator	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
291⇗	18 March 1945	Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	44‑6109⇗	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	Navigator	44‑6923⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Navigator	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
296⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany	Navigator	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Navigator	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Running short of fuel, attempted to land at an emergency airfield near Cranbrook, Kent, but crashed in Brewers Wood, on Hawkridge Farm near Cranbrook, Kent ('500 yards North of Hargridge House'). The pilot was killed and two crewman were injured seriously. Sortie Report⇗
310⇗	14 April 1945	Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France	Navigator	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
311⇗	15 April 1945	Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France	Navigator	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
313⇗	17 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Navigator	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
314⇗	19 April 1945	Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany	Navigator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
315⇗	20 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany	Navigator	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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