Name | Didion, Gilbert William ‡ |
Rank | Corporal / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 35299309 ‡ |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Tail Gunner |
MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 2 May 1945 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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1st Lt. Rush, Joseph Henry⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Schneider, Andrew J⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
1st Lt. Slivka, William J⇗ | Navigator | CT |
CPL. Parker, Kenneth J⇗ | Nose Gunner | CT |
CPL. Fleming, John William, Jr⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
CPL. Stockstill, Thomas J, Jr⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Harris, Robert B⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Didion, Gilbert William | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Miller, Oscar Colquitt⇗ | Flexible Gunner | FCMEW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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254⇗ | 10 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
255⇗ | 15 January 1945 |
Target: Neuburg Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑6476⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
256⇗ | 17 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
257⇗ | 20 January 1945 |
Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. One of only three aircraft to land at Grafton Underwood. Sortie Report⇗ |
258⇗ | 21 January 1945 |
Target: Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑8408⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑8647. Sortie Report⇗ |
259⇗ | 22 January 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
261⇗ | 28 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
263⇗ | 1 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
265⇗ | 9 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39053⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
266⇗ | 14 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
273⇗ | 24 February 1945 |
Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
275⇗ | 26 February 1945 |
Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
276⇗ | 27 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
277⇗ | 28 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
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 |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
280⇗ | 3 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
281⇗ | 4 March 1945 |
Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
282⇗ | 7 March 1945 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑6909⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
284⇗ | 9 March 1945 |
Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39035⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
287⇗ | 12 March 1945 |
Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
291⇗ | 18 March 1945 |
Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
292⇗ | 19 March 1945 |
Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
293⇗ | 20 March 1945 |
Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
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 |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
296⇗ | 24 March 1945 |
Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
298⇗ | 26 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Low Squadron. Turned back over Germany due to #2 engine failure. Dropped bombs on target of opportunity (TOO) near Dettelbach, Germany (49°48'N, 10°11'E). Sortie Report⇗ |
305⇗ | 6 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑6909⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
306⇗ | 7 April 1945 |
Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38766⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
307⇗ | 9 April 1945 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
308⇗ | 10 April 1945 |
Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
309⇗ | 11 April 1945 |
Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑39131⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
310⇗ | 14 April 1945 |
Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France |
Tail Gunner | 44‑6882⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
311⇗ | 15 April 1945 |
Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France |
Tail Gunner | 44‑6882⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
312⇗ | 16 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑6882⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
314⇗ | 19 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑6882⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |