Bianca, Buddy Armand

Individual Personnel Data
Name Bianca, Buddy Armand   ‡
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Rank Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number 20258225   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #134 dated 11 July 1944, effective 11 July 1944.
Duty Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
MOS748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date 5 October 1944
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 4 September 1918
  • Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #163 dated 14 August 1944.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 9754⇓ (41.261 MB)



Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Martin, Donald Francis⇗PilotCT
Flt. Ofcr. Weisenberg, Leonard NMI⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Harrison, Arthur Seymour⇗NavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Saunders, James Bernard⇗BombardierCT
S/SGT. Flatt, James Edward⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
S/SGT. Bianca, Buddy ArmandEngineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
CPL. Claxon, Ernest Haydon⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Coburn, Ellsworth Gorden⇗Tail GunnerCT
SGT. Emberlin, Jessie Lee⇗Flexible GunnerTR
SGT. Winiarski, Eugene Alphonse⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 20 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
164⇗ 24 July 1944 Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑37917⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
Sortie Report⇗
165⇗ 25 July 1944 Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel,
& La Chapelle en Juger, France 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑102430⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Group.
Sortie Report⇗
166⇗ 28 July 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑37917⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
167⇗ 29 July 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑102430⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Sortie Report⇗
170⇗ 3 August 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑37971⇗ Combat Mission Credit
J Group, High Squadron Deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
171⇗ 4 August 1944 Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Peenemünde, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑102430⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Group, High Squadron Deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
173⇗ 5 August 1944 Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Langenhagen, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑37917⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
174⇗ 7 August 1944 Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dugny (Paris), France 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑102430⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High group. Turned back over the English Channel after the Engineer was seriously injured after being 'caught between the upper local turret and the wall.'
Sortie Report⇗
175⇗ 8 August 1944 Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France 		Engineer/Top Turret 44‑6294⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low section deputy, lead group.
Sortie Report⇗
178⇗ 12 August 1944 Target: "Landing Ground"
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: La Perthe, France 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑97510⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group. On return, arrived an hour-and-a-half late, possibly due to landing elsewhere to refuel.
Sortie Report⇗
180⇗ 14 August 1944 Target: Echterdingen Airdrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Stuttgart, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 44‑6294⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High section lead, low group.
Sortie Report⇗
184⇗ 25 August 1944 Target: Airfield & Airpark
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Anklam, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑37971⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High section lead, lead group.
Sortie Report⇗
186⇗ 30 August 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Crepieul, France 		Engineer/Top Turret 44‑6109⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
189⇗ 8 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 44‑6109⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
190⇗ 9 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑37971⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group deputy. Hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
192⇗ 11 September 1944 Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑102933⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group.
Sortie Report⇗
195⇗ 17 September 1944 Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical
Type: Military
Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands 		Engineer/Top Turret 44‑6109⇗ Combat Mission Credit
C Squadron Deputy. Hot Camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
196⇗ 19 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 44‑6294⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship; high Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗
197⇗ 21 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mainz, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
198⇗ 25 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
B Wing, low group deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
200⇗ 27 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points)
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑97592⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing deputy. PFF ship.
Sortie Report⇗
205⇗ 5 October 1944 Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑38579⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Low Squadron. Shot down by FLAK.
Sortie Report⇗

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