Penn, Walter Richard

Individual Personnel Data
Name Penn, Walter Richard   ‡
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Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 34827530   ‡
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #239 dated 5 December 1944, effective 5 December 1944.
  • Transferred to the Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Deport, AAF Station Bamber Bridge, per 546th Bomb squadron Morning report dated 18 April 1945, effective 18 April 1945.
Duty Flexible Gunner / Tail Gunner
MOS612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date 18 April 1945
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 17 March 1925
  • Promoted to Sergeant effective 16 December 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #247 dated 16 December 1944.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 9 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #54 dated 9 March 1945.
  • Ordered to Palace Hotel, Southport, AAF Station 524 (a Flak house) on 20 March 1945 for seven days temporary duty to carry out instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #58 dated 16 March 1945.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Gregg, William G⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Wade, Roger John⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Whipple, Robert M⇗NavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Matthews, Carl N⇗BombardierCT
CPL. Hester, Cecil Adolph⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
CPL. Olson, Clifford Edward⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
PFC. Janicki, Edward Zygmund⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Hyatt, Dale Lee⇗Tail GunnerCT
CPL. Penn, Walter RichardFlexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
240⇗ 18 December 1944 Target: Road Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Gemünd, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed at A-84 (Chievres, Belgium) due to low fuel; returned the next day.
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243⇗ 24 December 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Kirch Göns, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97263⇗ Combat Mission Credit
13F Squadron.
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244⇗ 27 December 1944 Target: Bridge (Tactical)
Type: Transportation
Location: Altenahr, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
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245⇗ 28 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brühl, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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246⇗ 30 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Limburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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247⇗ 31 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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248⇗ 1 January 1945 Target: Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Derben, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97251⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
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249⇗ 2 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gerolstein, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97510⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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250⇗ 3 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub
Type: Military
Location: St Vith, Belgium 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38747⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
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251⇗ 5 January 1945 Target: Landing Ground
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38766⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back due to #3 engine failure; landed away at RAF Manston, Kent.
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252⇗ 7 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point
Type: Military
Location: Blankenheim, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97251⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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253⇗ 8 January 1945 Target: Railroad
Type: Transportation
Location: Kyllburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑102501⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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254⇗ 10 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bonn, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑39060⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
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257⇗ 20 January 1945 Target: Rail and Road Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38994⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire.
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260⇗ 23 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑39131⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Attacked target with the 303rd BG. Landed away at Molesworth Airfield, AAF Station 107.
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261⇗ 28 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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264⇗ 3 February 1945 Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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265⇗ 9 February 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97510⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
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266⇗ 14 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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268⇗ 19 February 1945 Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑39053⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
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269⇗ 20 February 1945 Target: Main Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38747⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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270⇗ 21 February 1945 Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38747⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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271⇗ 22 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ülzen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑39197⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
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272⇗ 23 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Plauen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38501⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
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273⇗ 24 February 1945 Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard
Type: Shipyards
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑39197⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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280⇗ 3 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑39131⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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281⇗ 4 March 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ulm, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑39060⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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284⇗ 9 March 1945 Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works
Type: Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38548⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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285⇗ 10 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Schwerte, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑6909⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
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287⇗ 12 March 1945 Target: Railway Center
Type: Transportation
Location: Betzdorf, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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288⇗ 14 March 1945 Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River
Type: Transportation
Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
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289⇗ 15 March 1945 Target: Army HQ
Type: Military
Location: Zossen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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291⇗ 18 March 1945 Target: Schlesischer Railway Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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292⇗ 19 March 1945 Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41C Group.
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300⇗ 30 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard
Machine Shop
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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303⇗ 4 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fassberg, Germany 		Tail Gunner 43‑38588⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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304⇗ 5 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ingolstadt, Germany 		Tail Gunner 44‑6909⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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