Hastings, Harmon Charles

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Hastings, Harmon Charles ‡ ⇗
Rank	Technical Sergeant / Master Sergeant
Serial Number	06275061 ‡
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	Tail Gunner
MOS	612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date	8 January 1945
Results	Missing In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium: Tablets of the Missing
Decorations	Awarded The Purple Heart Medal. Awarded the Air Medal for 6 combat missions and four oak leaf clusters for 24 subsequent missions.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 25 November 1910
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 11579⇓ (6.117 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Simmons, Robert Edwin⇗	Co-pilot	POW
Flt. Ofcr. Calnitz, Jerome (NMI)⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Brown, William C⇗	Bombardier	CT
T/SGT. Bias, Ira J, Jr⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
T/SGT. Howell, Evan Lawrence⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Doleshal, Charles Joseph⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
T/SGT. Hastings, Harmon Charles	Tail Gunner	MIA
S/SGT. Walker, Ferris John⇗	Tail Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Williams, John Allen⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 34 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Third Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
211⇗	15 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38016⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Togglier	42‑97510⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Fourth Squadron. Aborted due to internal failure of #1 engine Sortie Report⇗
216⇗	30 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Togglier	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
217⇗	1 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Togglier	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Togglier	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37822. Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Tail Gunner	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41D Squadron. Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Togglier	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
229⇗	25 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed at Grafton Underwood. Sortie Report⇗
231⇗	27 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
233⇗	30 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Togglier	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
234⇗	2 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany	Togglier	42‑102933⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
235⇗	4 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
237⇗	9 December 1944	Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
239⇗	12 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
241⇗	19 December 1944	Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97320. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. Sortie Report⇗
243⇗	24 December 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
245⇗	28 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
249⇗	2 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Tail Gunner	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return MIA. Prior to the IP at 1022 hrs, this aircraft was observed slowing up and dropping behind formation. It was then lost to view in contrails. Flak damaged one or more engines. Crashed near BAASEM, Germany. MACR 11579 Sortie Report⇗

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