Sterr, Robert Edward

Individual Personnel Data
Name Sterr, Robert Edward   ‡
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Rank Corporal / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number 35054604   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #148 dated 26 July 1944, effective 26 July 1944.
Duty Flexible Gunner
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 28 March 1945
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 12 October 1921
  • Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #161 dated 12 August 1944.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 15 November 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #226 dated 15 November 1944.
  • From Duty to seven days Convalescent Furlough per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 19 December 1944.
  • Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS 612 effective 3 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #37 dated 3 February 1945.
  • Promoted to Technical Sergeant effective 25 Febriary 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #45 dated 25 February 1945.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Cline, Walter William⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. McCaffrey, William Henry⇗NavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Chadwick, Ronald H⇗BombardierCT
CPL. Lee, Van (NMI)⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
SGT. Fisher, Darwin Edward⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Hawkins, Otis Dwight⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
CPL. McCreery, Robert Glenn⇗Tail GunnerCT
CPL. Moore, Thomas Joseph⇗Flexible GunnerCT
CPL. Sterr, Robert EdwardFlexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
173⇗ 5 August 1944 Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Langenhagen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑102620⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High section deputy, lead group.
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174⇗ 7 August 1944 Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dugny (Paris), France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑107057⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group hot camera ship.
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178⇗ 12 August 1944 Target: "Landing Ground"
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: La Perthe, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97142⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group flying spare; joined formation. Cline apparently experienced a problem with this aircraft, and mission records indicate a change to Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑31222. Eventually, however, he flew the mission in his originally assigned ship.
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180⇗ 14 August 1944 Target: Echterdingen Airdrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Stuttgart, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97510⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group.
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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 42‑102501⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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182⇗ 18 August 1944 Target: Tactical: Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Vise, Belgium 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑102620⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High group. Turned back because unable to locate formation.
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185⇗ 26 August 1944 Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑107057⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
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187⇗ 3 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97251⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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189⇗ 8 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑107121⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group deputy. Hot camera ship.
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190⇗ 9 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑102933⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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195⇗ 17 September 1944 Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical
Type: Military
Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑102933⇗ Combat Mission Credit
D Squadron 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 42‑107121⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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197⇗ 21 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mainz, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑102500⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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199⇗ 26 September 1944 Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑107121⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group deputy. Hot camera ship.
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200⇗ 27 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points)
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑6476⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group deputy. Hot camera ship.
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204⇗ 3 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑8211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy. PFF ship.
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214⇗ 19 October 1944 Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑107125⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship. Equipment failed prior to bomb run, causing Squadron to attack secondary PFF target.
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217⇗ 1 November 1944 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Relinquished lead to deputy for the Gee-H bomb run on the primary: resumed lead for return to base.
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221⇗ 6 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38198⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead. PFF ship provided by 379th BG, flown by 384th crew. Call-sign Nightgar-Z.
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222⇗ 8 November 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑8216⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy. PFF ship.
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225⇗ 11 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑8216⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
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226⇗ 16 November 1944 Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions
Type: Military
Location: Eschweiler, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑98027⇗ Combat Mission Credit
PFF & Gee-H ship; group lead, 41st Bomb Wing A group. Landed away at Stratford, due to weather.
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229⇗ 25 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Tail Gunner 43‑38616⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather.
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231⇗ 27 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Offenburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑98027⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead; PFF & Gee-H ship.
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237⇗ 9 December 1944 Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38616⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy.
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239⇗ 12 December 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38616⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing deputy. Hot camera ship.
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245⇗ 28 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brühl, Germany 		Togglier 42‑32106⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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246⇗ 30 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Limburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97986⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. PFF& Gee-H ship.
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250⇗ 3 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub
Type: Military
Location: St Vith, Belgium 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑8430⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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251⇗ 5 January 1945 Target: Landing Ground
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38630⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy.
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255⇗ 15 January 1945 Target: Neuburg Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38994⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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256⇗ 17 January 1945 Target: Railroad Viaduct
Type: Transportation
Location: Bielefeld, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38994⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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258⇗ 21 January 1945 Target: Marshalling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany 		Togglier 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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259⇗ 22 January 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38994⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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265⇗ 9 February 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Togglier 44‑6909⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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276⇗ 27 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany 		Nosegunner 43‑38974⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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