Lyons, Jack Joseph

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Lyons, Jack Joseph ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-755083
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #153 dated 31 July 1944, effective 31 July 1944.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	18 October 1944
Results	Wounded In Action
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart medal for wounds received on 18 October 1944 per General Orders #462, Headquarters, 1st Bomb Division dated 26 October 1944.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 24 April 1919 Graduated from Bombardier School at Roswell AAF, Roswell, New Mexico, Class #43-13, 11 September 1943.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Tumlinson, Wilburn Wier⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Steele, Robert Coultas⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Lyons, Jack Joseph	Bombardier	WIA
PVT. Leslie, William Joseph⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
SGT. Stornant, Victor Joseph⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Heatley, Johnny Ray⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Lester, David Leon⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Coder, Dale Mills⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
CPL. Kantor, John Steven⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 11 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
181⇗	16 August 1944	Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
185⇗	26 August 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
186⇗	30 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France	Bombardier	43‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
189⇗	8 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
194⇗	13 September 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
195⇗	17 September 1944	Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands	Bombardier	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit A Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Navigator	43‑38542⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
210⇗	14 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany	Navigator	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
211⇗	15 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	43‑38542⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
213⇗	18 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Navigator	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗

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