Ambach, Edward John

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Ambach, Edward John ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	36830732
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #174 dated 31 August 1944, effective 31 August 1944.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	17 January 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 8 April 1925 Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #177 dated 5 September 1944. Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #202 dated 12 October 1944. Ordered on seven days Temporary Duty to Ebrington Manor, AAF Station 498 (a Flak house) on 21 December 1944 to carry out instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #249 dated 18 December 1944. This Temporary Duty order rescinded per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #253 dated 22 December 1944. Ordered on seven days Temporary Duty to Ebrington Manor, AAF Station 498 (a Flak house) on 23 December 1944 to carry out instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #253 dated 22 December 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Keller, Marion Wayne⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Phillips, Herbert Dyer⇗	Co-pilot	CT
S/SGT. Downs, Wayne Hargis⇗	Togglier	CT
S/SGT. Trzynka, Harold Afred⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Haskett, Everett Wiliam⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
PVT. Colwell, George Leslie⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Ambach, Edward John	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Adams, Frederick L, "Fred"⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
198⇗	25 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
199⇗	26 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
200⇗	27 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37990⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
201⇗	28 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37990⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
202⇗	30 September 1944	Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
203⇗	2 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
204⇗	3 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97263⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit First Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
211⇗	15 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
213⇗	18 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38752⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
217⇗	1 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
222⇗	8 November 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Tail Gunner	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑37843. Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron. Hot Camera ship. Landed away on continent due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship; lead Squadron, 41st Bomb Wing D group. Landed away at Tilstock, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38752⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, B group. Sortie Report⇗
229⇗	25 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38752⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
236⇗	6 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
237⇗	9 December 1944	Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97960⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6105⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron, D Group. Sortie Report⇗
239⇗	12 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6514⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
241⇗	19 December 1944	Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6105⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. Sortie Report⇗
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
249⇗	2 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Tail Gunner	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38752⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗

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