Laine, William Jewel

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Laine, William Jewel ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / First Sergeant
Serial Number	38341997
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 17 July 1944, effective 17 July 1944. Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #201, effective 11 October 1944.
Duty	Ball Turret Gunner / Flexible Gunner
MOS	612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date	TBD
Results	TBD
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 18 October 1922 Reclassified from MOS 686 to MOS 685 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #189 dated 25 September 1944. Promoted to Corporal per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #252 dated 21 December 1944. Promoted to Sergeant effective 19 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #61 dated 19 March 1945. Promoted to First Sergeant effective 30 September 1945 per AAF Station 195 Special Orders #58 dated 30 September 1945. Reclassified from MOS 405 to MOS 502 per AAF Station 195 dated 5 October 1945.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Niederlitz, Donald Edward⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Miller, Dan Owens⇗	Navigator	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Scheanwald, Richard James⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Frerichs, Earl Edward⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Townsend, Perry Houston, Jr⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Laine, William Jewel	Ball Turret Gunner	TBD
CPL. Manners, Dale Melvin⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Weeks, Melvin Francis⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Snyder, Norman Anderson⇗	Flexible Gunner	TBD

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 3 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
177⇗	11 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
178⇗	12 August 1944	Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	44‑6105⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗

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