Coughlin, James Phillip

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Coughlin, James Phillip ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-749382
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #96 dated 14 September 1943, effective 14 September 1943.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	24 February 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 5 June 1916 Appointed First Lieutenant (AUS) per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 14 January 1944. Placed on Temporary Duty for seven days on or about 28 January 1944 to 8th Air Force Officers Rest Home Stanbridge Earls, Hampshire (a FLAK House) per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #18 dated 25 January 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Jones, William Arch, Jr, "Sonny"⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Morgan, James Edward, Jr⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Coughlin, James Phillip	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Wilson, James Marvin⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Gager, Homer Dwight⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
T/SGT. Dowsley, Felix Raymond, Jr⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Brown, William (NMI)⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Pierce, Ralph Emerson, Jr⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Rotondi, George William, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
S/SGT. White, Frederick Louis⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 25 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
26⇗	27 September 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Navigator	42‑29712⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
27⇗	2 October 1943	Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Navigator	42‑5404⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
29⇗	8 October 1943	Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Navigator	42‑3259⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
30⇗	9 October 1943	Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany	Navigator	42‑3218⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
31⇗	10 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany	Navigator	42‑3259⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗
33⇗	20 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany	Navigator	42‑3259⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
--⇗	30 October 1943	Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany	Navigator	42‑3259⇗	Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Navigator	42‑37758⇗	Combat Mission Credit Squadron of composite group. Sortie Report⇗
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Navigator	42‑37758⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
36⇗	16 November 1943	Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway	Navigator	42‑30033⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
37⇗	26 November 1943	Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany	Navigator	42‑37758⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
39⇗	1 December 1943	Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany	Navigator	42‑29632⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Kimbolton. Sortie Report⇗
40⇗	5 December 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	Navigator	42‑37758⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
42⇗	13 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Navigator	42‑37758⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
43⇗	16 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Navigator	41‑24560⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37758. Sortie Report⇗
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Navigator	42‑37758⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
45⇗	22 December 1943	Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Navigator	42‑31246⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
46⇗	24 December 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France	Navigator	42‑31246⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
47⇗	30 December 1943	Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Navigator	42‑37758⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying Spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
49⇗	4 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Navigator	42‑37758⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
50⇗	5 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Navigator	Unknown	Combat Mission Credit Navigator J P Coughlin was awarded credit for this mission but operational documents assigning him to a specific aircraft are not available. Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Navigator	42‑5444⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Navigator	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Navigator	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Navigator	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Navigator	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy, 41st B Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Navigator	42‑38112⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Navigator	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗

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