Walker, Ferris John

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Walker, Ferris John ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	36030301 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #190 dated 26 September 1944, effective 26 September 1944.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	17 February 1945
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 24 April 1917
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Simmons, Robert Edwin⇗	Co-pilot	POW
Flt. Ofcr. Calnitz, Jerome (NMI)⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Brown, William C⇗	Bombardier	CT
T/SGT. Bias, Ira J, Jr⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
T/SGT. Howell, Evan Lawrence⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Doleshal, Charles Joseph⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
T/SGT. Hastings, Harmon Charles⇗	Tail Gunner	MIA
S/SGT. Walker, Ferris John	Tail Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Williams, John Allen⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 8 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Third Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
210⇗	14 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
211⇗	15 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
213⇗	18 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Fourth Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
217⇗	1 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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