Green, Billy A

Individual Personnel Data
Name Green, Billy A
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Rank Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number O-2060975
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #190 dated 26 September 1944, effective 26 September 1944.
Duty Navigator
MOS1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date TBD
Results TBD
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Fleshman, Warren Gray⇗PilotWIA
2nd Lt. Laney, John Neal⇗Co-pilotWIA
2nd Lt. Green, Billy ANavigatorTBD
2nd Lt. Cochran, John Edward, Jr⇗BombardierCT
SGT. Richardson, William Harrison⇗Radio Operator / GunnerWIA
SGT. Woodruff, Walter Charles, Jr⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerWIA
CPL. Mitchell, Oreal Hugh⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Galetto, Anthony J⇗Tail GunnerWIA
SGT. Baumann, Frederick Herman⇗Flexible GunnerWIA
SGT. Decker, Floyd Virgil⇗Flexible GunnerKIA
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 29 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
208⇗ 9 October 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6141⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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209⇗ 11 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany 		Navigator 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Third Squadron.
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211⇗ 15 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Navigator 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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212⇗ 17 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Navigator 42‑98000⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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213⇗ 18 October 1944 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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214⇗ 19 October 1944 Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97282⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
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215⇗ 25 October 1944 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97510⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Fourth Squadron. Aborted due to internal failure of #1 engine
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216⇗ 30 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6141⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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219⇗ 4 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany 		Navigator 43‑37703⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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220⇗ 5 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97282⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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222⇗ 8 November 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97320⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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223⇗ 9 November 1944 Target: Ground Installations
Type: Military
Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France 		Navigator 44‑6512⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron flying spare. Joined formation.
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224⇗ 10 November 1944 Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38801⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41D Squadron. Hot Camera ship.
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226⇗ 16 November 1944 Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions
Type: Military
Location: Eschweiler, Germany 		Navigator 42‑39888⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Stratford, due to weather.
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227⇗ 20 November 1944 Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑39888⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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228⇗ 23 November 1944 Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑39888⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back due to #3 engine supercharger failing.
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231⇗ 27 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Offenburg, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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232⇗ 29 November 1944 Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38062⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Hot camera ship. Aborted due to mechanical failure; landed away at Halesworth; jettisoned bombs in Channel.
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233⇗ 30 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38801⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship.
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234⇗ 2 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany 		Navigator 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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235⇗ 4 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Soest, Germany 		Navigator 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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236⇗ 6 December 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Navigator 42‑39888⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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237⇗ 9 December 1944 Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany 		Navigator 43‑38016⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship.
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238⇗ 11 December 1944 Target: Road & Rail Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy, B Group. Gee-H ship.
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243⇗ 24 December 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Kirch Göns, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38262⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41C Group Deputy. Gee-H ship.
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245⇗ 28 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brühl, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97986⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead. PFF ship.
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248⇗ 1 January 1945 Target: Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Derben, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8401⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Waist Gunner hit by flak but was saved by flak suit. After unsuccessful runs on the primary and secondary PFF targets, this Squadron broke formation and returned to bomb the secondary PFF target by visual means.
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265⇗ 9 February 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8580⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead; PFF ship.
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269⇗ 20 February 1945 Target: Main Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Navigator 42‑98027⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead; PFF ship.
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277⇗ 28 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hagen, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38016⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead; Gee-H ship.
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294⇗ 22 March 1945 Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E
Type: Military
Location: Westerholt, Germany 		Navigator 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy. Hot camera ship.
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295⇗ 23 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8668⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. PFF ship.
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