Parsons, Lawrence Lincoln

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Parsons, Lawrence Lincoln ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	18184820 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #96 dated 14 September 1943, effective 14 September 1943. Transferred to the 5th Combat Crew Replacement Center Group, AAF Station Cheddington, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 15 April 1944, effective 15 April 1944.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date	15 April 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 26 September 1923 Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to Wolhampton House, Lymington, Hampshire (a Flak house) on or about 25 February 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #35 dated 21 February 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Johnson, Erwin Crawford⇗	Pilot	WIA
2nd Lt. Gadd, Elliott Leroy⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Bailey, William Eugene⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Littleton, George James⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Baker, Earl Shelton, "Jeff"⇗	Nose Gunner	CT
T/SGT. Ranallo, Sam David⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
T/SGT. Hunt, Leo Albert⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Couture, Clement Adrian⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Parsons, Lawrence Lincoln	Tail Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Fless, Gustave (NMI)⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 28 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
28⇗	4 October 1943	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑29712⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
31⇗	10 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
32⇗	14 October 1943	Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑29784⇗	Combat Mission Credit Crew bailed out over England; their battle-damaged aircraft crash-landed near Baydon, Wiltshire. Erwin C. Johnson and Elliott L. Gadd were injured as a result of bailing out. Johnson did not fly again. Gadd remained off flight status until 5 December 1943. Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑29935⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑29935⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
38⇗	29 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37776⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; engines #1 and #3 running rough, as well as radio, interphone, and heated suits problems. Sortie Report⇗
40⇗	5 December 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	Tail Gunner	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
41⇗	11 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Unable to locate the 384th formation, joined the 306th BG (40th Combat Wing). Sortie Report⇗
42⇗	13 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
46⇗	24 December 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France	Tail Gunner	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Composite group. Sortie Report⇗
48⇗	31 December 1943	Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France	Tail Gunner	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Molesworth; bombs jettisoned. Sortie Report⇗
51⇗	7 January 1944	Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑5444⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1025 hrs due to runaway supercharger on #3 engine. Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37848⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group flying spare; Joined formation. Did not attack target but jettisoned bombs 5 mins after target due to a malfunction in bomb bay doors. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38014⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑38014⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group lead, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗
59⇗	5 February 1944	Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France	Tail Gunner	42‑31058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Tail Gunner	42‑31058⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37848⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37789⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Landed away at RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
73⇗	8 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
74⇗	9 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑37848⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97449. Turned back at 1102 hrs because #7 cylinder blew off of #2 engine and had to be feathered. Sortie Report⇗
75⇗	16 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97142⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
76⇗	18 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
77⇗	19 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France	Tail Gunner	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
78⇗	20 March 1944	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
79⇗	22 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31211⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, composite high group. Sortie Report⇗
80⇗	23 March 1944	Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97081⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
82⇗	26 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97510⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1335 hrs over Molesworth because of smoke in bomb bay from unknown source. Landed away at Molesworth. Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Tail Gunner	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41 Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
85⇗	29 March 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Cottesmore, Rutland, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Metfield, Suffolk, on return because of low fuel. Sortie Report⇗

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