Fox, Jacob Wesley, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Fox, Jacob Wesley, Jr ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-703051
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #174 dated 31 August 1944, effective 31 August 1944.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	12 March 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 21 August 1920 Graduated from Bombardier School at San Angelo AAF, San Angelo, Texas, Class #43-226, 24 December 1943. Granted a seven day operational leave of absence effective 11 January 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #9 dated 11 January 1945.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Goodson, John Schley, Jr⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Cahill, Martin Owen, Jr⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Fox, Jacob Wesley, Jr	Bombardier	CT
CPL. Garley, Richard Albert⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
PVT. Murdza, Joseph (NMI)⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Einhouse, Raymond Dale⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. McFalls, Johnny Winslow⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Hannah, Gerald Salone⇗	Flexible Gunner	WIA
CPL. Line, Harold Ivan⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 36 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
198⇗	25 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Bombardier	42‑107121⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to mechanical failure. Sortie Report⇗
199⇗	26 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
202⇗	30 September 1944	Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Went over target but did not release bombs due to inoperative bomb bay door motor; hand cranked the doors but a/c was past bomb line by then. Sortie Report⇗
203⇗	2 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
204⇗	3 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
205⇗	5 October 1944	Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
207⇗	7 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38616⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
214⇗	19 October 1944	Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Navigator	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Navigator	43‑37713⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
229⇗	25 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Navigator	43‑37713⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107121. Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑102500⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
233⇗	30 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Navigator	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
237⇗	9 December 1944	Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany	Navigator	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, B Group. Sortie Report⇗
242⇗	23 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany	Navigator	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Landed at Grafton Underwood. Sortie Report⇗
243⇗	24 December 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany	Navigator	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
245⇗	28 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany	Navigator	43‑38616⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Navigator	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Navigator	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
249⇗	2 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany	Navigator	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Navigator	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
251⇗	5 January 1945	Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany	Navigator	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Navigator	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Navigator	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
258⇗	21 January 1945	Target: Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
261⇗	28 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	43‑39060⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
263⇗	1 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	43‑39060⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	43‑39060⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
265⇗	9 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Navigator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
266⇗	14 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Navigator	43‑39053⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
267⇗	15 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Navigator	42‑97510⇗	Low Squadron hot camera ship. Did not take off because bad weather halted flight operations. Sortie Report⇗
268⇗	19 February 1945	Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Navigator	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
269⇗	20 February 1945	Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Navigator	43‑39053⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
273⇗	24 February 1945	Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany	Navigator	44‑8608⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Turned back because #2 engine failed. Attacked target of opportunity (TOO) at 53°40'N,07°55'E, near Quakenbrück, Germany. Sortie Report⇗
274⇗	25 February 1945	Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany	Navigator	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Navigator	43‑39060⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Navigator	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗

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