Taylor, William Edson

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Taylor, William Edson ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	16115332 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #148 dated 26 July 1944, effective 26 July 1944.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
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: 21 April 1923 Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #163 dated 14 August 1944.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 9754⇓ (41.261 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Brodie, James Joseph⇗	Pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Vevle, Lloyd Oliver⇗	Co-pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Hawkins, George Marshall, Jr⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Barnes, William Douglas, Jr⇗	Bombardier	CT
SGT. Taylor, William Edson	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Crumpton, Robert Doyle⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	KIA
CPL. Hetu, Gordon Eugene⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
CPL. Miller, Wilfred Frank⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
CPL. Opie, Leonard Wood⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
CPL. Liniger, Harry Allen⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 21 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
174⇗	7 August 1944	Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France	Radio Operator	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
175⇗	8 August 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France	Radio Operator	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Did not attack target because bomb rack fuse was burned out, which became apparent too late for manual release; returned bombs to base. Sortie Report⇗
176⇗	9 August 1944	Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗
177⇗	11 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France	Radio Operator	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
181⇗	16 August 1944	Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6294⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
183⇗	24 August 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
185⇗	26 August 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗
186⇗	30 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France	Radio Operator	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
188⇗	5 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
189⇗	8 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
190⇗	9 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
191⇗	10 September 1944	Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97521⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. The Brodie crew may have been originally assigned to fly 42‑97309, and was forced to switch aircraft for unknown reasons. Apparently they were told to go to Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑37971, but that had already been assigned to Johnstone. Again for unknown reasons, the Chadwick Crew was told to move to lead Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑37971, and turn over 42‑97521 to the Brodie Crew. Sortie Report⇗
192⇗	11 September 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Landed with bomb bay doors open. Sortie Report⇗
194⇗	13 September 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97521⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship; high Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
197⇗	21 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
198⇗	25 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
199⇗	26 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
202⇗	30 September 1944	Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
203⇗	2 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
205⇗	5 October 1944	Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38579⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Low Squadron. Shot down by FLAK. Sortie Report⇗

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