McDaniel, Oscar Kenneth

Individual Personnel Data
Name	McDaniel, Oscar Kenneth ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-772695
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #155 dated 2 August 1944, effective 2 August 1944.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	10 April 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Graduated from Bombardier School at Deming AAF, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Class #44-04, 18 March 1944. Granted a seven day operational leave of absence effective 23 November 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #231 dated 22 November 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Rowe, George B⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Bakkom, Clifford Norris⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Gullekson, Leslie Curtis⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. McDaniel, Oscar Kenneth	Bombardier	CT
SGT. Powell, Leslie Clifford⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Hill, John R⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Hammack, William Glenn⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Chernitsky, Thomas William⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Boyd, Lester Ross⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Matthews, Franklin Waller⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Bombardier	42‑97263⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
180⇗	14 August 1944	Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗
182⇗	18 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium	Bombardier	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
183⇗	24 August 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97263⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
185⇗	26 August 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
186⇗	30 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France	Bombardier	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
187⇗	3 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
188⇗	5 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
192⇗	11 September 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97263⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Flat tire on landing. Sortie Report⇗
194⇗	13 September 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑38208⇗	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	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit A Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Bombardier	43‑37990⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
197⇗	21 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany	Bombardier	43‑37990⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
199⇗	26 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97960⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
201⇗	28 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6105⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
205⇗	5 October 1944	Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38262⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
206⇗	6 October 1944	Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland	Bombardier	42‑97263⇗	Combat Mission Credit D group. Sortie Report⇗
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38262⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38542. First Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
214⇗	19 October 1944	Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102449⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship. Took over at IP and led Squadron on bomb run. Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Bombardier	44‑8211⇗	Combat Mission Credit Gee-H ship; high Squadron deputy. Took lead for 1st bomb run - Gee-H equipment failed. Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Bombardier	42‑97960⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38542⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron deputy, 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	Bombardier	44‑6514⇗	Combat Mission Credit Composite Squadron 41st Bomb Wing D group. Sortie Report⇗
235⇗	4 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97263⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
236⇗	6 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38262⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38630⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, D Group. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
242⇗	23 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97263⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Horham due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
251⇗	5 January 1945	Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38752⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Bombardier	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit This aircraft was originally assigned to Cook (low Squadron deputy); taken by Abbott after finding 42‑97824 unservicable, and no other Gee-H ships were available. Landed away at RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire. Sortie Report⇗
259⇗	22 January 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗

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