Potter, William (NMI)

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Potter, William (NMI) ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant
Serial Number	20632286 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #155 dated 2 August 1944, effective 2 August 1944. Transferred to the Casual Pool, 8th Air Force Replacement Depot, AAF Station 594, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report, effective 8 September 1944.
Duty	Ball Turret Gunner
MOS	612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date	8 September 1944
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 28 November 1920

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Robertson, Vernon Merrill⇗	Pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Backman, Glenn Elmer⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Grant, Muir William⇗	Navigator	TR
Flt. Ofcr. Neese, John Neff⇗	Bombardier	TR
S/SGT. Young, Charles David⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Harris, John Franklin⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TR
SGT. Potter, William (NMI)	Ball Turret Gunner	TR
SGT. Hall, John Leslie⇗	Tail Gunner	TR
SGT. Boyce, Frederick Ellery⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
SGT. Penna, Henry (NMI)⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 3 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
178⇗	12 August 1944	Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France	Ball Turret	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group. Bombs failed to release over target for unknown reason and were brought back. Sortie Report⇗
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Ball Turret	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
180⇗	14 August 1944	Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗
183⇗	24 August 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97309⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Lead group. Sortie Report⇗

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