Name | Goldsmith, Alan E |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-2075185 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #56 dated 13 March 1945, effective 13 March 1945. |
Duty | Navigator |
MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
Last Duty Date | 25 April 1945 |
Results | Flying Combat Missions At End Of War |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Montgomery, Robert W⇗ | Pilot | FCMEW |
2nd Lt. Tarro, John Peter⇗ | Co-pilot | KIS |
2nd Lt. Goldsmith, Alan E | Navigator | FCMEW |
2nd Lt. Brockett, Wendell Greene⇗ | Bombardier | TR |
CPL. O'Brien, Robert E⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | TBD |
S/SGT. Knapp, Thomas Henry⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TBD |
SGT. Baird, Robert Samuel⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | FCMEW |
S/SGT. Glass, Lois, Vernon⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Dufour, Ralph Kenneth⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
295⇗ | 23 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
296⇗ | 24 March 1945 |
Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38801⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
298⇗ | 26 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6892⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
299⇗ | 28 March 1945 |
Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97824⇗ |
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 |
Navigator | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
301⇗ | 31 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑39203⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
302⇗ | 3 April 1945 |
Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
307⇗ | 9 April 1945 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back prior to target when #2 engine started smoking. Peeled off. made 180° turn and headed back for England. The aircraft was under control and apparently landed somewhere in allied territory. Sortie Report⇗ |
310⇗ | 14 April 1945 |
Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France |
Navigator | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
311⇗ | 15 April 1945 |
Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France |
Navigator | 43‑38974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
312⇗ | 16 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany |
Navigator | 44‑6892⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
313⇗ | 17 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
314⇗ | 19 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
316⇗ | 25 April 1945 |
Target: Skoda Armament Works Type: Industry Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia |
Navigator | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |