Penny, Olan Alfred

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Penny, Olan Alfred ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	18179398 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #80, dated 29 April 1944, effective 29 April 1944.
Duty	Tail Gunner / Flexible Gunner
MOS	612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date	5 September 1944
Results	Transferred
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart medal for wounds received on 11 May 1944 per General Orders #203, Headquarters, 1st Bomb Division dated 24 July 1944.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 1921 Seriously wounded on 11 May 1944 mission, and was off flying status for several months. Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #103 dated 3 June 1944. Transferred in grade to the Casual Pool, 8th AFRD, AAF Station 594 on 5 September 1944 per Squadron Morning Report.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. James, Robert Huey⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Rochette, Harold Irving⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Bronstein, David (NMI)⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Watson, Gavin (NMI), Jr⇗	Bombardier	CT
SGT. Brown, Joe Erwin⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
SGT. Shay, James William, Jr⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Smith, Herman Eugene⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Penny, Olan Alfred	Tail Gunner	TR
PVT. Cassidy, Michael Joseph⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Sarver, Harold Thomas⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
105⇗	11 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31435⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
176⇗	9 August 1944	Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗

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