Gardner, Charles L

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Gardner, Charles L ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	12099738
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #254, effective 23 December 1944. Transferred to the Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station Bamber Bridge, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 22 April 1945, effective 22 April 1945.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	22 April 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Promoted to Sergeant effective 12 January 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #10 dated 12 January 1945. Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 27 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #47 dated 27 February 1945. Promoted to Technical Sergeant effective 26 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #66 dated 26 March 1945.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Spangler, George Knox⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Yerrick, Allen Gould⇗	Co-pilot	TR
1st Lt. Barr, David T⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Banks, Clyde P⇗	Bombardier	TBD
SGT. Whitsel, Frank Lloyd⇗	Togglier	FCMEW
CPL. Gardner, Charles L	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Rogers, Donald Vincent⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Carney, Walter Arthur⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
CPL. Haney, Milton J⇗	Tail Gunner	EV

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Landed away at Polebrook on return due to #2 engine out. Sortie Report⇗
255⇗	15 January 1945	Target: Neuburg Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39053⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at Deenethorpe Airfield, AAF Station 128. Sortie Report⇗
259⇗	22 January 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39053⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
261⇗	28 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, Hot Camera Ship. Sortie Report⇗
265⇗	9 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
266⇗	14 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed on Continent for fuel before returning to base. Sortie Report⇗
268⇗	19 February 1945	Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
269⇗	20 February 1945	Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
270⇗	21 February 1945	Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
272⇗	23 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Martlesham Heath Airfield, AAF Station 369. Sortie Report⇗
274⇗	25 February 1945	Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
279⇗	2 March 1945	Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
284⇗	9 March 1945	Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
285⇗	10 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
289⇗	15 March 1945	Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
291⇗	18 March 1945	Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Manston, Kent, due to shot out hydraulic system Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
293⇗	20 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38766⇗	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	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
296⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
299⇗	28 March 1945	Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to engine failure (said to have 'exploded'); bomb load jettisoned at 'Point B.' 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	Radio Operator	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
302⇗	3 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
303⇗	4 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
304⇗	5 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
306⇗	7 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
307⇗	9 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗

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