Hunter, William Pierce, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Hunter, William Pierce, "JACK", Jr ‡ ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Sergeant
Serial Number	14190728 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #24 dated 30 January 1945, effective 28 January 1945. Transferred to the 490th Bomb Group, per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 28 June 1945, effective 28 June 1945.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	28 June 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 24 March 1945 per General Orders #267, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 30 March 1945. Awarded the Air Medal and 3 oak leaf clusters for completing 25 missions.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 19 February 1926 Promoted to Sergeant effective 4 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #28 dated 4 February 1945. Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS 612 effective 26 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #66 dated 26 March 1945. Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 3 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 3 April 1945.
Related Documents	William Pierce Hunter⇓ (filesize unknown)
Photos of this Veteran signing the Wing Panel	Hunter Signing⇗

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 25 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
266⇗	14 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
268⇗	19 February 1945	Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6514⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
269⇗	20 February 1945	Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. This aircraft was a ground spare, which replaced 43‑37917 after having taken off and returned. Sortie Report⇗
271⇗	22 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
272⇗	23 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
273⇗	24 February 1945	Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
277⇗	28 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
278⇗	1 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8430. Sortie Report⇗
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
286⇗	11 March 1945	Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
289⇗	15 March 1945	Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
290⇗	17 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38647⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
294⇗	22 March 1945	Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
297⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Twente Enschede Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands	Tail Gunner	44‑8401⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
303⇗	4 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
304⇗	5 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
305⇗	6 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
310⇗	14 April 1945	Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France	Tail Gunner	44‑6898⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
312⇗	16 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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