Orean, Clinton Herman

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Orean, Clinton Herman ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	35276961 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #34 dated 20 February 1944, effective 20 February 1944. Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 16 October 1944 (Temporary duty with Headquarters Command, ETO), effective 16 September 1944. Transferred to the Army Chief of Staff A-2, Headquarters, 1st Air Force, Mitchell field, New York, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning report dated 25 September 1945 , effective 25 September 1944.
Duty	Ball Turret Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	4 March 1944
Results	Evaded Capture
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 4 March 1944 per General Orders #70, Headquarters, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe dated 29 Septemmber 1944.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 24 January 1919 Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #184 dated 18 September 1944.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 2740⇓ (39.737 MB) Escape & Evasion Report # 1905⇓ (3.791 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Cole, Richard Eugene⇗	Pilot	TR
1st Lt. LeTourneau, Marcel Laurent⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Warren, Dexter Holt⇗	Navigator	KIA
Flt. Ofcr. Getty, Darrell Clark⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Romano, Vincent Peter⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Ward, Jack Paxton⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Orean, Clinton Herman	Ball Turret Gunner	EV
SGT. Consoli, Vincent Sam⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
SGT. Allen, John Rutland⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
SGT. McLain, James Wallace⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31926⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑32007⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return In formation at bomb release at 1157 hrs; damaged by flak, crashed 3 km north of Ransart, Belgium. MACR 2740 Sortie Report⇗

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