Duffy, John H

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Duffy, John H ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-799822
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	29 June 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to Air Force Officers Rest Home, Stanbridge Earls, Hampshire (a Flak House) on 29 May 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #98 dated 27 May 1944. Relieved from Assigned and Transferred in Grade to Detachment of Patients, 4201 U. S. Army Hospital Plant, APO 138 effective 29 June 1944 (Non-Battle Causes) per 544th Squadron Morning Report 6 July 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Foster, James Everett⇗	Pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Duffy, John H	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Vernon, Sheldon Ira⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Ferazzi, Gabriel Ernest⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Corbett, Thomas Walter⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Birch, Frank Austin⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Overcash, Jimmy Lee, Jr⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
SGT. Matthijetz, Carl Walter⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Corfield, Robert Milton⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Cochran, Thomas Tidwell⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 30 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
45⇗	22 December 1943	Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31274⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
48⇗	31 December 1943	Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France	Co-pilot	42‑29809⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31235⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31235⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31346⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Released 25 parcels of G-27 'nickles' (propaganda leaflets) and six 500-pound general-purpose bombs on the target. Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31235⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because of severe vibration in #3 engine. Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31495⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑39888. Turned back at 1018 hrs because #2 & #3 engines were running rough, were smoking and detonating; tach and manifold pressure oscillated. Sortie Report⇗
74⇗	9 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
75⇗	16 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
78⇗	20 March 1944	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
79⇗	22 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Dropped 25 parcels of G-31 'Nickles' (propaganda leaflets), in addition to bombs. Sortie Report⇗
80⇗	23 March 1944	Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined the lead group. Sortie Report⇗
81⇗	24 March 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
82⇗	26 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France	Co-pilot	42‑31495⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 94 Group. Turned back over Kettering at 1210 hrs because #3 prop ran away. Sortie Report⇗
85⇗	29 March 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
87⇗	10 April 1944	Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
90⇗	18 April 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
91⇗	19 April 1944	Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Landed to correct loose gas cap problem, then took off and joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
92⇗	20 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Co-pilot	42‑31435⇗	Combat Mission Credit B Wing, High Group. Sortie Report⇗
94⇗	24 April 1944	Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑3441⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑39888. Sustained 20mm cannon damage. Sortie Report⇗
95⇗	25 April 1944	Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Metz, France	Co-pilot	42‑97521⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
96⇗	27 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Co-pilot	42‑97188⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
97⇗	27 April 1944	Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Co-pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
99⇗	1 May 1944	Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France	Co-pilot	42‑97404⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
100⇗	4 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
101⇗	7 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97188⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
103⇗	8 May 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Co-pilot	42‑37785⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37974. Sortie Report⇗
109⇗	19 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
132⇗	10 June 1944	Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nantes & Vannes, France	Co-pilot	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗

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