Blaker, Bernard (NMI)

Individual Personnel Data
Name Blaker, Bernard (NMI)   ‡
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Rank Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 32905363   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #139 dated 16 July 1944, effective 16 July 1944.
Duty Flexible Gunner / Tail Gunner
MOS612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date 6 January 1945
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 15 June 1923
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #175 dated 1 September 1944.
  • Placed on seven (7) days Temporary Duty at Bucklands [aka Moulsford Manor] AAF Station 511 (a Flak House), on 28 September 1944 to carry out the orders of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #191 dated 28 September 1944.
Related Documents Accident Report # 44-12-04-535⇓ (5.028 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Toler, Harold Morton⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Wehrheim, Francis Walter, "JIM"⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Richter, Morris Herman⇗NavigatorCT
Flt. Ofcr. Tierney, Francis Samuel⇗BombardierPOW
SGT. Cornelius, Harold Marvin⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
S/SGT. Lioy, Gene Angelo⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerTR
SGT. Quackenbush, John Parker⇗Ball Turret GunnerTR
SGT. Moran, Richard David⇗Tail GunnerTBD
SGT. Blaker, Bernard (NMI)Flexible GunnerCT
SGT. Colasuonno, Rocco (NMI)⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 36 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
165⇗ 25 July 1944 Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel,
& La Chapelle en Juger, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑39888⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Group.
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166⇗ 28 July 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑37822⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High section deputy, lead group.
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171⇗ 4 August 1944 Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Peenemünde, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑6141⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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173⇗ 5 August 1944 Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Langenhagen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑6141⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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181⇗ 16 August 1944 Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Delitzsch, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38016⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group deputy and hot camera ship.
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182⇗ 18 August 1944 Target: Tactical: Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Vise, Belgium 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38016⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing deputy and hot camera ship.
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188⇗ 5 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑107121⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship. Low group deputy.
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189⇗ 8 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37822⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group deputy. Hot camera ship.
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190⇗ 9 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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192⇗ 11 September 1944 Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38213⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group, Group Deputy. Hot Camera ship.
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194⇗ 13 September 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group deputy and hot camera ship.
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196⇗ 19 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97320⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron.
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197⇗ 21 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mainz, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37822⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group deputy. Hot camera ship.
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199⇗ 26 September 1944 Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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207⇗ 7 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Leipzig, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑8007⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy. PFF ship.
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209⇗ 11 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Third Squadron lead. PFF ship.
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213⇗ 18 October 1944 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Relinquished lead to deputy on bomb run after Gee-H equipment failed.
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214⇗ 19 October 1944 Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97320⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron.
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215⇗ 25 October 1944 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97282⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Fourth Squadron.
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216⇗ 30 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship.
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217⇗ 1 November 1944 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑8211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Division lead. PFF and Gee-H ship.
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218⇗ 2 November 1944 Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship (no Gee-H navigator assigned for this mission).
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220⇗ 5 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6512⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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222⇗ 8 November 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
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223⇗ 9 November 1944 Target: Ground Installations
Type: Military
Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Division lead. PFF ship.
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226⇗ 16 November 1944 Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions
Type: Military
Location: Eschweiler, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 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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228⇗ 23 November 1944 Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑8401⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead, A group.
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233⇗ 30 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑8221⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑97592. Low Squadron lead.
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234⇗ 2 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97320⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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235⇗ 4 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Soest, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38750⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Crash-landed in an open field 1-1/2 miles north of Deenethorpe during assembly; all crew remained in plane and all were ok.
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236⇗ 6 December 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑98027⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
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238⇗ 11 December 1944 Target: Road & Rail Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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239⇗ 12 December 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑8401⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing lead. PFF ship.
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242⇗ 23 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ehrang, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Horham due to weather.
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243⇗ 24 December 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Kirch Göns, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
13F Squadron.
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246⇗ 30 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Limburg, Germany 		Tail Gunner 43‑38850⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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