Hoyman, Robert Henry

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Hoyman, Robert Henry ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	17152536
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #155 dated 2 August 1944, effective 2 August 1944. Transferred to the 365th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group, AAF Station 165, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning report dated 24 September 1945, effective 24 September 1945.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	24 September 1945
Results	Transferred
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart medal for wounds received on 27 September 1944 per General Orders #108, Headquarters, 1st Bomb Wing dated 5 February 1945.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 26 August 1924 Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special orders #194 dated 1 October 1944. Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS 511 effective 26 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #46 dated 26 February 1945. Attached to the 547th Bomb Squadron for rations, quarters and administration effective 21 June 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #121 dated 20 June 1945. Ordered on Temporary Duty (TDY) for approximately six (6) days to Station 158, Sudbury, Derbyshire; purpose: Official Business; AAF Station 106 Special Orders #123 dated 22 June 1945.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Blankenmeyer, William J⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Fisher, Robert Jeremy⇗	Co-pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Obermeyer, Robert Henry⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Kowalski, Theodore (NMI)⇗	Bombardier	WIA
S/SGT. Fictum, Blair Eugene⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. DeMesquita, Seymour Aron⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Work, Robert Elijah⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Hoyman, Robert Henry	Tail Gunner	TR
SGT. Flaherty, Francis Gayle⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
SGT. McDonald, Donald Thomas⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 13 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
182⇗	18 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium	Tail Gunner	43‑38213⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
183⇗	24 August 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗
184⇗	25 August 1944	Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38213⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
187⇗	3 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
188⇗	5 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned with #4 feathered. Sortie Report⇗
189⇗	8 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6141⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to #1 supercharger failure. Sortie Report⇗
190⇗	9 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
191⇗	10 September 1944	Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Returned with #4 feathered. Sortie Report⇗
194⇗	13 September 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Landed away at Woodbridge, reason unknown. Sortie Report⇗
198⇗	25 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit C Wing, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
199⇗	26 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
200⇗	27 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed with wounded aboard. Sortie Report⇗
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗

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