Shipley, Glen Lavard

Individual Personnel Data
Name Shipley, Glen Lavard   ‡
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Rank Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 19175150   ‡
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #68 dated 29 March 1945, effective 29 March 1945.
  • Transferred to the AAF/ET Rhein Depot (Prov) (Main) AAF Station 594 Stone, England, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 15 October 1945, effective 14 October 1945.
Duty Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
MOS748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date 14 October 1945
Results Transferred
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 2 November 1918
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant on AAF Station 2 Special Orders #7 dated 15 July 1945.
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Poulton, John W⇗PilotTBD
2nd Lt. Troth, Hugh Isma⇗Co-pilotTBD
Flt. Ofcr. Richardson, Bert A, Jr⇗NavigatorTBD
SGT. Jaskowiak, Theodore J⇗TogglierTR
PVT. Osterloh, Richard J⇗Radio Operator / GunnerTBD
SGT. Shipley, Glen LavardEngineer / Top Turret GunnerTR
CPL. Mandru, John (NMI)⇗Ball Turret GunnerTR
SGT. Mitchell, Bill H⇗Tail GunnerTR
SGT. Kyrzakos, Robert (NMI)⇗Flexible GunnerTR
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 8 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
309⇗ 11 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Freiham, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑107125⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
310⇗ 14 April 1945 Target: Gun Battery
Type: Military
Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑37917⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
311⇗ 15 April 1945 Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac
Type: Military
Location: Royan, France 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑37971⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
312⇗ 16 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Regensburg, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 44‑6909⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
313⇗ 17 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
314⇗ 19 April 1945 Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Elsterwerda, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report⇗
315⇗ 20 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Seddin, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
316⇗ 25 April 1945 Target: Skoda Armament Works
Type: Industry
Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗

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