Rothschild, Theodore (NMI)

Individual Personnel Data
Name Rothschild, Theodore (NMI), "Ted"
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Rank Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 1208104
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 17 July 1944, effective 17 July 1944.
  • Transferred to the Casual Pool, 70th Replacement Depot, Station 594, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 4 January 1945, effective 4 January 1945.
Duty Ball Turret Gunner / Togglier
MOS748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date 4 January 1945
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 28 February 1924
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #186 dated 20 September 1944.
  • Placed on seven (7) days Temporary Duty (TD) to Bucklands, AAF Station 511 (a Flak House) on 30 September 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #193 dated 30 September 1944.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Hunt, John Hardy, Jr⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Touton, William Frank⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Perry, Edward Clarke, Jr⇗NavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Hofmann, Ernest Herman⇗BombardierCT
S/SGT. Fuerstenau, Paul William⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
S/SGT. Ramos, Jesus Guadalupe Trevino⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Rothschild, Theodore (NMI), "Ted"Ball Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Vargas, Juan Pacheco⇗Tail GunnerCT
SGT. Schultz, Blaine Shelvy⇗Flexible GunnerCT
CPL. Linn, Clifford LeRoy⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
169⇗ 1 August 1944 Target: Railroad Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Chartres, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑6149⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Lead Group.
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170⇗ 3 August 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑37917⇗ Combat Mission Credit
H Group, High Squadron Deputy.
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171⇗ 4 August 1944 Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Peenemünde, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102518⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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176⇗ 9 August 1944 Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Erding, Germany 		Tail Gunner 43‑37917⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group hot camera ship.
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180⇗ 14 August 1944 Target: Echterdingen Airdrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Stuttgart, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑102518⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group.
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184⇗ 25 August 1944 Target: Airfield & Airpark
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Anklam, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑102430⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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186⇗ 30 August 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Crepieul, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑97521⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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188⇗ 5 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97941⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97948. High group lead.
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192⇗ 11 September 1944 Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑102566⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group. The #2 regulator went out and the prop would not feather. It started vibrating badly and became detached from the engine, striking the side of the Navigator/Bombardier compartment and finally lodging in the wing as shown in the attached photographs. The Pilot slowed to 100MPH and landed at home base about one-and-one-half hours after the rest of the Group.
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195⇗ 17 September 1944 Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical
Type: Military
Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑102518⇗ Combat Mission Credit
C Squadron. Ground Spare aircraft; replaced 42‑37971.
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196⇗ 19 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship; high Squadron.
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197⇗ 21 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mainz, Germany 		Togglier 43‑37717⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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198⇗ 25 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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199⇗ 26 September 1944 Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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200⇗ 27 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points)
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Togglier 43‑37717⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back due to internal failure in an engine.
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201⇗ 28 September 1944 Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Magdeburg, Germany 		Togglier 44‑6294⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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209⇗ 11 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany 		Togglier 43‑37717⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Second Squadron.
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210⇗ 14 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken, Germany 		Togglier 43‑37917⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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211⇗ 15 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38678⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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212⇗ 17 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Togglier 42‑32106⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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213⇗ 18 October 1944 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Togglier 42‑32106⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High Squadron. Aborted due to personnel illness.
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214⇗ 19 October 1944 Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Togglier 44‑8409⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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215⇗ 25 October 1944 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Togglier 44‑6109⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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222⇗ 8 November 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Togglier 44‑8409⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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223⇗ 9 November 1944 Target: Ground Installations
Type: Military
Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France 		Togglier 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
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224⇗ 10 November 1944 Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41C Group, Lead Squadron. Hot Camera ship.
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231⇗ 27 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Offenburg, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102518⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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232⇗ 29 November 1944 Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38823⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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233⇗ 30 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102518⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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234⇗ 2 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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235⇗ 4 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Soest, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102518⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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236⇗ 6 December 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Togglier 42‑107148⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Lead Squadron
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237⇗ 9 December 1944 Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany 		Togglier 43‑38673⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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238⇗ 11 December 1944 Target: Road & Rail Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102518⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron, B Group, hot camera ship.
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239⇗ 12 December 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Togglier 42‑102518⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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240⇗ 18 December 1944 Target: Road Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Gemünd, Germany 		Togglier 43‑37917⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
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241⇗ 19 December 1944 Target: Railway Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Glaadt, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38673⇗ Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
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242⇗ 23 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ehrang, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38678⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Horham due to weather.
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243⇗ 24 December 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Kirch Göns, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38678⇗ Combat Mission Credit
13F Squadron.
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244⇗ 27 December 1944 Target: Bridge (Tactical)
Type: Transportation
Location: Altenahr, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38673⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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