McAnally, Bernie Thomas

Individual Personnel Data
Name McAnally, Bernie Thomas   ‡
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Rank Technical Sergeant / Master Sergeant
Serial Number 34163147   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 545th Bomb Squadron Initial Squadron Roster, effective 28 December 1942.
Duty Ground Crew
MOS747 - Airplane and Engine Mechanic
Last Duty Date TBD
Results TBD
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 23 October 1915
  • Appointed Master Sergeant per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 1 January 1943. (paragraph 3 SO #1 Hq 384th Bomb Gp Gowen Field Idaho dated 1 January 1943)
  • Ordered to Mission 'X' on 28 January 1943; returned to regular duty on 31 January 1943.
  • Ordered to detached service at Great Falls, Montana at 1200 on 19 February 1943.
  • Returned from 6 day furlough on 24 April 1943.
  • Transferred to Kearny Nebraska 384th Bomb Gp (H) AAB, Air Echelon on 3 May 1943 per paragraph 21 SO #121 Hq AAB Sioux City Iowa dated 1 May 1943.
  • Reclassified from MOS 752 to MOS 750 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #162, EXTRACT, dated 13 August 1944.
  • From Duty to four days Detached Service at AAF Station 590 per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 8 January 1945.
  • From Duty to four days Temporary Duty at USSTAF in Europe effective 3 April 1945 per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 4 April 1945.
  • From Duty to Detached Service at Y-17, Marseilles/Istres, France p3erm545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 3 June 1945.
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
46⇗ 24 December 1943 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Croisette, France 		Observer 42‑29632⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Bomb release malfunction; dropped 13 bombs on target, two bombs jettisoned in Channel, one returned to base due to malfunction of bomb release mechanism.
Sortie Report⇗

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