Neumann, James Howard

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Neumann, James Howard ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-4069090
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #239 dated 5 December 1944, effective 5 December 1944.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	16 April 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 11 September 1924 Ordered to the Palace Hotel, Southport, AAF Station 524 (a Flak house) on 4 April 1945 for seven days temporary duty per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #73 dated 4 April 1945.
Related Documents	Oral History Interview⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Gilmer, Charles E⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Edwards, Robert A⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Neumann, James Howard	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Wickander, Wallace Homer⇗	Bombardier	CT
CPL. Alessi, Vincent (NMI)⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
CPL. Sainsbury, Joseph A⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Anderson, Carl Ellsworth⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Scarce, James Richard, Jr, "Dick"⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Drew, John Edward⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Navigator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
242⇗	23 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany	Navigator	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Landed at Grafton Underwood. Sortie Report⇗
243⇗	24 December 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany	Navigator	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Low Squadron Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
244⇗	27 December 1944	Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany	Navigator	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
245⇗	28 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany	Navigator	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Navigator	42‑32106⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Lead Squadron Sortie Report⇗
249⇗	2 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany	Navigator	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Navigator	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
251⇗	5 January 1945	Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany	Navigator	43‑38752⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Navigator	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Navigator	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Navigator	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	43‑39060⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire. Sortie Report⇗
260⇗	23 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Navigator	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit Attacked target with the 303rd BG. Landed away at Molesworth Airfield, AAF Station 107. Sortie Report⇗
261⇗	28 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
263⇗	1 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Waist Gunner wounded. Sortie Report⇗
265⇗	9 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Navigator	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
267⇗	15 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Navigator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Bassingbourn AIrfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report⇗
272⇗	23 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany	Navigator	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
274⇗	25 February 1945	Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany	Navigator	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Navigator	43‑38974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
279⇗	2 March 1945	Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany	Navigator	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Navigator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
289⇗	15 March 1945	Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany	Navigator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
291⇗	18 March 1945	Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Manston, Kent, due to shot out hydraulic system Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Navigator	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
293⇗	20 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany	Navigator	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
294⇗	22 March 1945	Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany	Navigator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
296⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany	Navigator	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Navigator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
299⇗	28 March 1945	Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany	Navigator	44‑6882⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to engine failure (said to have 'exploded'); bomb load jettisoned at 'Point B.' Sortie Report⇗
300⇗	30 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG) Submarine and Warship Yard Machine Shop Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Navigator	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
302⇗	3 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany	Navigator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
303⇗	4 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany	Navigator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
312⇗	16 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany	Navigator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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