Shields, Howard Earl

Individual Personnel Data
Name Shields, Howard Earl   ‡
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Rank Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 06290176   ‡
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #255 dated 24 December 1944, effective 24 December 1944.
  • Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station Stone, effective 20 May 1945.
Duty Ball Turret Gunner
MOS612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date 20 May 1945
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 29 October 1919
  • Departed Grafton Underwood to AAF Station Stone on 20 May 1945. Returned to the ZOI via B-17.
Related Documents Accident Report # 45-01-10-519⇓ (7.046 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Whitesides, John Boyce⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Moxley, John Carper⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Miner, Alfred Norris⇗NavigatorWNC
CPL. Dube, Roland Raymond, "Rollie"⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
CPL. Sayers, Francis Asbury, Jr⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
S/SGT. Shields, Howard EarlBall Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Dupas, Emmett George⇗Tail GunnerCT
CPL. Bergner, Lee Ray⇗Flexible GunnerTR
CPL. Huff, Robert Emil⇗Flexible GunnerWNC
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 29 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
251⇗ 5 January 1945 Target: Landing Ground
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6514⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
252⇗ 7 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point
Type: Military
Location: Blankenheim, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
253⇗ 8 January 1945 Target: Railroad
Type: Transportation
Location: Kyllburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
254⇗ 10 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bonn, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97263⇗ Crashed on takeoff; aircraft a 'complete wreck', all crew survived, two seriously injured, one minor injuries.
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257⇗ 20 January 1945 Target: Rail and Road Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38630⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire.
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259⇗ 22 January 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
261⇗ 28 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38013⇗ Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38757 when displaced by Ruckman. Did not take off due to snowstorm.
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262⇗ 29 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Siegen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38630⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flying spare; joined formation.
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263⇗ 1 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38630⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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264⇗ 3 February 1945 Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑37788⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron.
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268⇗ 19 February 1945 Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
270⇗ 21 February 1945 Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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271⇗ 22 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ülzen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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272⇗ 23 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Plauen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire.
Sortie Report⇗
274⇗ 25 February 1945 Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38647⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗
277⇗ 28 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hagen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
280⇗ 3 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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281⇗ 4 March 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ulm, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at at Glatton Airfield, AAF Station 130, on return due to low fuel.
Sortie Report⇗
282⇗ 7 March 1945 Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bochum, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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283⇗ 8 March 1945 Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant'
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Essen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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285⇗ 10 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Schwerte, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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288⇗ 14 March 1945 Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River
Type: Transportation
Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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289⇗ 15 March 1945 Target: Army HQ
Type: Military
Location: Zossen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Low Squadron. Turned back due to #3 engine turbo failure.
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290⇗ 17 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑37788⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
292⇗ 19 March 1945 Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41C Group.
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293⇗ 20 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
294⇗ 22 March 1945 Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E
Type: Military
Location: Westerholt, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Released bombs late.
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295⇗ 23 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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297⇗ 24 March 1945 Target: Twente Enschede Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands 		Ball Turret 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
299⇗ 28 March 1945 Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works
Type: Industry
Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
300⇗ 30 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard
Machine Shop
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
301⇗ 31 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗

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