Bragg, Weldon Carey

Individual Personnel Data
Name Bragg, Weldon Carey
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Rank Second Lieutenant
Serial Number O-782140
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #243 dated 11 December 1944, effective 11 December 1944.
Duty Co-pilot
MOS1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date 12 January 1946
Results Wounded, Non-Combat
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 17 September 1924
  • Transferred with Group to Istres, France.
  • Seriously injured in a crash during a ferry flight in bad weather in France, on 10 December 1945.
  • Relieved from assigned (presently absent sick) and transferred attached unassigned to Detachment of Patients, 4409 Hospital Plant, APO 21 per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 28 January 1946.
Related Documents Accident Report # 45-12-10-503⇓ (15.444 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Barrier, Robert Edgar⇗PilotKIA
2nd Lt. Bragg, Weldon CareyCo-pilotWNC
2nd Lt. Cherry, Joseph H⇗NavigatorFCMEW
Flt. Ofcr. Schumer, Gerald (NMI)⇗BombardierWIA
CPL. Cawthon, William Hilton⇗Radio Operator / GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Barnes, Lawrence Valentine, Jr⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerTBD
CPL. Asby, Sidney Lee, Jr⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Matthews, Frederick Donald⇗Tail GunnerCT
CPL. Plont, George John⇗Flexible GunnerFCMEW
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 10 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
270⇗ 21 February 1945 Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Co-pilot 43‑38548⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
276⇗ 27 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany 		Co-pilot 43‑38501⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
280⇗ 3 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany 		Co-pilot 43‑38994⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
285⇗ 10 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Schwerte, Germany 		Co-pilot 43‑39131⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
287⇗ 12 March 1945 Target: Railway Center
Type: Transportation
Location: Betzdorf, Germany 		Co-pilot 44‑6882⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
289⇗ 15 March 1945 Target: Army HQ
Type: Military
Location: Zossen, Germany 		Co-pilot 44‑6882⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
291⇗ 18 March 1945 Target: Schlesischer Railway Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Co-pilot 44‑6882⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Manston, Kent, due to shot out hydraulic system
Sortie Report⇗
292⇗ 19 March 1945 Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑97510⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41C Group.
Sortie Report⇗
293⇗ 20 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Co-pilot 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
314⇗ 19 April 1945 Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Elsterwerda, Germany 		Co-pilot 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
-- 10 December 1945 None
Non-combat sortie 		Co-pilot 43‑39236⇗ Crashed in bad weather while attempting a landing. Two crew and 3 passengers were killed, while three crew suffered major injuries.
Sortie Report⇗

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