Connelly, Gordon Raker

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Connelly, Gordon Raker ‡ ⇗
Rank	Private / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	20327185 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #77, effective 21 August 1943.
Duty	Ball Turret Gunner
Last Duty Date	TBD
Results	TBD
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 6 May 1921 Promoted from Private to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #78 dated 22 August 1943. Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #132 dated 31 October 1943. Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #62 dated 1 April 1944.

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 30 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
32⇗	14 October 1943	Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Ball Turret	41‑24525⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Little Staughton. Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Togglier	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Squadron of composite group. Sortie Report⇗
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Togglier	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
36⇗	16 November 1943	Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway	Togglier	42‑29987⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29688⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Ball Turret	41‑24578⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Ball Turret	41‑24578⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Lead group flying spare; turned back at Burnham due to #3 engine oil pressure dropping to 30 lbs and becoming erratic; cylinder head tempurature on #1 engine ran high with cowl flaps open. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑39962⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. After losing the formation in clouds, continued mission with the 303rd BG. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29688⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑39991⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑39809. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Ball Turret	41‑24578⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Ball Turret	41‑24578⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Ball Turret	41‑24578⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Landed away at Kimbolton, AAF Station 117, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3440⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1048 hrs because oil cooler broke and oil pressure dropped rapidly. Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37788⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because #2 engine supercharger became uncontrollable. Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31871⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
73⇗	8 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑38158⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
78⇗	20 March 1944	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑38112⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
79⇗	22 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
80⇗	23 March 1944	Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
82⇗	26 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France	Ball Turret	42‑38158⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Ball Turret	42‑38158⇗	Combat Mission Credit 94 Group. Sortie Report⇗
84⇗	28 March 1944	Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France	Ball Turret	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑38158⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 0955; could not locate formation due to bad weather. Sortie Report⇗
87⇗	10 April 1944	Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium	Ball Turret	42‑38158⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑38158⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
90⇗	18 April 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑38158⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
91⇗	19 April 1944	Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97367⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
92⇗	20 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Ball Turret	42‑38158⇗	Combat Mission Credit A Wing, High Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
93⇗	22 April 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑38158⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
98⇗	29 April 1944	Target: Industrial District Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑102402⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
99⇗	1 May 1944	Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France	Togglier	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
101⇗	7 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Togglier	42‑97201⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
103⇗	8 May 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Ball Turret	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗

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