Yaskow, Peter Thomas

Individual Personnel Data
Name Yaskow, Peter Thomas   ‡
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Rank Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 32142363   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report, effective 7 March 1943.
Duty Tail Gunner / Flexible Gunner
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 29 January 1944
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 3 July 1920
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #49 dated 15 July 1943.
  • Placed on Temporary Duty for seven days on or about 20 August 1943 to The American Red Cross Club, Southport per AAF Station 75 dated 19 August 1943.
  • Placed on duty requiring participation in frequent and regular aerial flights per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #22 dated 1 February 1944
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Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 25 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
1⇗ 22 June 1943 Target: General Motors Truck Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Antwerp, Belgium 		Tail Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group Deputy.
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2⇗ 25 June 1943 Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens
Type: Military
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Low Squadron deputy. Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation.
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3⇗ 26 June 1943 Target: Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group Deputy.
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4⇗ 28 June 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
5⇗ 29 June 1943 Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
7⇗ 10 July 1943 Target: Drucat Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Abbeville, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Lead Group. Turned back because #1 engine was 'throwing an excessive amount of oil.' Oil was found to contain contaminants (pieces of babbitt metal and bits of safety wire).
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8⇗ 14 July 1943 Target: Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑5855⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
9⇗ 24 July 1943 Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Herøya, Norway 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
11⇗ 28 July 1943 Target: Aircraft Engine Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
12⇗ 29 July 1943 Target: Naval Base
Type: Military
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑5843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground spare airceaft; replaced 42‑3259. Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
13⇗ 30 July 1943 Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑3216⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑3259.
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14⇗ 12 August 1943 Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑30139⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High Squadron lead, group deputy. turned back at 0828 hrs because #1 engine failed.
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15⇗ 15 August 1943 Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑3459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
17⇗ 17 August 1943 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑30065⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
19⇗ 31 August 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron Lead. Turned back; #1 supercharger disintegrated causing loss in manifold pressure.
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21⇗ 6 September 1943 Type: Industry
Location: Stuttgart, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. Landed away at West Malling, Kent, due to low fuel.
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22⇗ 7 September 1943 Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium 		Tail Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
23⇗ 9 September 1943 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Lille-Vendeville, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group Deputy.
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24⇗ 16 September 1943 Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River)
Type: Transportation
Location: Nantes, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
25⇗ 23 September 1943 Target: Submarine Repair Ship
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Nantes, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑3441⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group Deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
26⇗ 27 September 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑29651⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft aircraft; replaced 42‑30196.
Sortie Report⇗
30⇗ 9 October 1943 Target: Aircraft Factories
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Anklam, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead.
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31⇗ 10 October 1943 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Münster, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy.
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33⇗ 20 October 1943 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Düren, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy.
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34⇗ 3 November 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy.
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45⇗ 22 December 1943 Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑37776⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
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46⇗ 24 December 1943 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Croisette, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑31222⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Composite group.
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48⇗ 31 December 1943 Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship)
Type: Transportation
Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑29723⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
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51⇗ 7 January 1944 Target: Powerhouse
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑31222⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous.
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52⇗ 11 January 1944 Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑31222⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
55⇗ 29 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑31222⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead, low group.
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