Obermeyer, Robert Henry

Individual Personnel Data
Name Obermeyer, Robert Henry
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Rank Flight Officer / First Lieutenant
Serial Number T-125599
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #155 dated 2 August 1944, effective 2 August 1944.
Duty Navigator
MOS1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date 12 April 1945
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 25 July 1923
  • Commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the Army of the United States effective 12 October 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #203 dated 14 October 1944.
  • Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to Furzedown House, AAF Station 563 (a Flak House) on 24 November 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #230 dated 21 November 1944.
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Blankenmeyer, William J⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Fisher, Robert Jeremy⇗Co-pilotCT
Flt. Ofcr. Obermeyer, Robert HenryNavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Kowalski, Theodore (NMI)⇗BombardierWIA
S/SGT. Fictum, Blair Eugene⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
S/SGT. DeMesquita, Seymour Aron⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Work, Robert Elijah⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Hoyman, Robert Henry⇗Tail GunnerTR
SGT. Flaherty, Francis Gayle⇗Flexible GunnerTR
SGT. McDonald, Donald Thomas⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 30 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
182⇗ 18 August 1944 Target: Tactical: Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Vise, Belgium 		Navigator 43‑38213⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group.
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183⇗ 24 August 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy, high group.
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184⇗ 25 August 1944 Target: Airfield & Airpark
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Anklam, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38213⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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187⇗ 3 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Navigator 43‑37703⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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188⇗ 5 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑39888⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Returned with #4 feathered.
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189⇗ 8 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6141⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back due to #1 supercharger failure.
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190⇗ 9 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97320⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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191⇗ 10 September 1944 Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Sindelfingen, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron. Returned with #4 feathered.
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194⇗ 13 September 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Navigator 42‑39888⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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196⇗ 19 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany 		Navigator 43‑37703⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron. Landed away at Woodbridge, reason unknown.
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198⇗ 25 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97282⇗ Combat Mission Credit
C Wing, lead group.
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199⇗ 26 September 1944 Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97282⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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202⇗ 30 September 1944 Target: Handorf Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Münster, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97320⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group hot camera ship.
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204⇗ 3 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany 		Navigator 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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208⇗ 9 October 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Navigator 42‑107125⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship.
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211⇗ 15 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38016⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship.
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212⇗ 17 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97320⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
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215⇗ 25 October 1944 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑98027⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Fourth Squadron lead. PFF ship. Deputy's Gee-H failed during assembly, so the Squadron lead conducted a PFF attack on the secondary target.
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220⇗ 5 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Navigator 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead.
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223⇗ 9 November 1944 Target: Ground Installations
Type: Military
Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France 		Navigator 42‑107125⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Deputy division lead. Gee-H ship. Led group on bomb run.
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225⇗ 11 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑102501⇗ Weather aircraft.
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226⇗ 16 November 1944 Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions
Type: Military
Location: Eschweiler, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
PFF ship; low Squadron lead, 41st Bomb Wing A group. Landed away at Stratford, due to weather.
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237⇗ 9 December 1944 Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany 		Navigator 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
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250⇗ 3 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub
Type: Military
Location: St Vith, Belgium 		Navigator 43‑38850⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy.
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255⇗ 15 January 1945 Target: Neuburg Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany 		Navigator 42‑32106⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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256⇗ 17 January 1945 Target: Railroad Viaduct
Type: Transportation
Location: Bielefeld, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38927⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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257⇗ 20 January 1945 Target: Rail and Road Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire.
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260⇗ 23 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38501⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Ridgewell Airfield, AAF Station 167.
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264⇗ 3 February 1945 Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8608⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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266⇗ 14 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8665⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Returned Early
High Squadron lead; PFF ship. Returned early after entering enemy airspace, because right waist and bombardier's oxygen regulators 'blew up'. Attacked a target of opportunity, a factory, in Nordhorn, Germany.
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274⇗ 25 February 1945 Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
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279⇗ 2 March 1945 Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Rositz, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8649⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead; PFF ship.
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301⇗ 31 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8541⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead.
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