LeSuer, Herman Paul

Individual Personnel Data
Name	LeSuer, Herman Paul ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-775428
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #190 dated 26 September 1944, effective 26 September 1944. Transferred to the Casual Pool, 70th Replacement Depot, AAF Station 594, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 26 March 1945, effective 18 March 1945.
Duty	Co-pilot / Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	18 March 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 5 March 1923 Ordered to Palace Hotel, Southport, AAF Station 524 (a Flak house) on 8 January 1945 for 7 days Temporary Duty to carry out instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 special Orders #5 dated 6 January 1945. Appointed First Lieutenant (AUS) effective 23 March 1945 per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 26 March 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. LeSuer, Herman Paul	Co-pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Arwine, Joe Arnold, Jr⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Dorsey, Albert Leonard⇗	Bombardier	CT
SGT. Fischer, George (NMI), Jr⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
CPL. Black, Howard Vincent⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
PVT. Portugal, Walter Lyon⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
PVT. Ginder, John Pershing⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
PVT. Foust, John Monroe, III⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Ducsay, Joseph C, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
211⇗	15 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
213⇗	18 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38588⇗	Combat Mission Credit Fourth Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
216⇗	30 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38750⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38750⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Co-pilot	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41D Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38750⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
229⇗	25 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship; landed away at White Waltham, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
231⇗	27 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
233⇗	30 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
234⇗	2 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany	Co-pilot	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	Co-pilot	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
237⇗	9 December 1944	Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, B Group, hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
239⇗	12 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38850⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
243⇗	24 December 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
244⇗	27 December 1944	Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
249⇗	2 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Co-pilot	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑8608⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑8608⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Bury St. Edmunds Airfield, Suffolk. Sortie Report⇗
259⇗	22 January 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6590⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	43‑39164⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
285⇗	10 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany	Pilot	43‑38974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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