Stafford, Walter Edward

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Stafford, Walter Edward ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant
Serial Number	33521153 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #150 dated 28 July 1944, effective 30 July 1944.
Duty	Flexible Gunner
MOS	612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date	5 September 1944
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 4 October 1923 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. Lindberg, Gilbert R⇗	Pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Freiman, Peter Paul⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Mass, Russell C⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Frakes, Robert Knox⇗	Bombardier	TR
S/SGT. Greer, James Raymond⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Phelps, Charles Harold⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TR
SGT. Miller, Irving Leroy⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Sweeney, Clarence Joseph⇗	Tail Gunner	TR
SGT. Maas, Robert Frederick⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
SGT. Stafford, Walter Edward	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
178⇗	12 August 1944	Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑39888⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Lead group. Turned back because the radio-compass was out. Sortie Report⇗
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗
180⇗	14 August 1944	Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗

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