Deeg, John Vincent

Individual Personnel Data
Name Deeg, John Vincent
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Rank Sergeant
Serial Number 38499307
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #247 dated 16 December 1944, effective 16 December 1944.
  • Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #22, effective 27 January 1945.
  • Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #68, effective 16 October 1945.
Duty Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS938 - AAF Gunnery Instructor
Last Duty Date 26 March 1945
Results TBD
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 25 June 1920
  • Transferred to the 544th BS on SO #22 dated 27 January 1945. This transfer appears to have been associated with his change of duty from 'Gunnery and Radio Instructor' to radio operator on a combat crew.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 17 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #59 dated 17 March 1945.
Photos of this Veteran signing the Wing PanelDeeg Signing⇗
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 8 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
265⇗ 9 February 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Radio Operator 43‑39164⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗
267⇗ 15 February 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany 		Radio Operator 43‑38016⇗ Did not take off because bad weather halted flight operations.
Sortie Report⇗
268⇗ 19 February 1945 Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Radio Operator 43‑39164⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
269⇗ 20 February 1945 Target: Main Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Radio Operator 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
270⇗ 21 February 1945 Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Radio Operator 44‑6892⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
273⇗ 24 February 1945 Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard
Type: Shipyards
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Radio Operator 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
277⇗ 28 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hagen, Germany 		Radio Operator 43‑38016⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead; Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report⇗
290⇗ 17 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany 		Radio Operator 44‑8580⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF ship.
Sortie Report⇗
298⇗ 26 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany 		Radio Operator 44‑8789⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead. PFF ship.
Sortie Report⇗

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