Festersen, John Carl

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Festersen, John Carl ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-774599
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #234 dated 28 November 1944, effective 28 November 1944. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - 20th Fighter Group, Kings Cliffe, Northants, effective 2 May 1945.
Duty	Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	2 May 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 6 September 1924 Granted a seven day operational leave of absence effective 14 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #56 dated 13 March 1945.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Festersen, John Carl	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Miller, LaVerne Sayre⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Sullivan, William R⇗	Navigator	CT
CPL. McNabb, Frederick J⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
CPL. Cobb, Roy D⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Titsworth, Charles Wayne⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Rubley, John Frederick⇗	Tail Gunner	TR
CPL. Sobota, John Edward⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 45 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102500⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, B Group. Sortie Report⇗
239⇗	12 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Pilot	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Pilot	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
241⇗	19 December 1944	Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany	Pilot	42‑102500⇗	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. [N.B.: The 546th loading list for this mission does not list crews who did not take off.] Sortie Report⇗
243⇗	24 December 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
244⇗	27 December 1944	Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany	Pilot	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
245⇗	28 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany	Pilot	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38994. Sortie Report⇗
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Pilot	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Pilot	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Pilot	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
249⇗	2 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany	Pilot	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Pilot	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
251⇗	5 January 1945	Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany	Pilot	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed on the continent in allied territory. Sortie Report⇗
255⇗	15 January 1945	Target: Neuburg Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany	Pilot	43‑39060⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Lead Squadron Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Pilot	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Pilot	43‑39053⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38747. Landed away at RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire). Sortie Report⇗
260⇗	23 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Pilot	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at North Pickenham Airfield, AAF Station 143. Sortie Report⇗
262⇗	29 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Siegen, Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 44‑6476. Aborted with a runaway prop. Sortie Report⇗
263⇗	1 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
265⇗	9 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Pilot	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
266⇗	14 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with #4 supercharger trouble. Sortie Report⇗
267⇗	15 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Deenethorpe Airfield, AAF Station 128. Sortie Report⇗
271⇗	22 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
272⇗	23 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
273⇗	24 February 1945	Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	43‑39236⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Pilot	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
284⇗	9 March 1945	Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
285⇗	10 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
287⇗	12 March 1945	Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany	Pilot	43‑38548⇗	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	Pilot	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Pilot	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
296⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
299⇗	28 March 1945	Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	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	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
302⇗	3 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
303⇗	4 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
304⇗	5 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
306⇗	7 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
307⇗	9 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
308⇗	10 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
314⇗	19 April 1945	Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
315⇗	20 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
316⇗	25 April 1945	Target: Skoda Armament Works Type: Industry Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia	Pilot	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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