Schlitz, Lester Eugene

Individual Personnel Data
Name Schlitz, Lester Eugene
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Rank Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number O-805340
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #8 dated 9 January 1945, effective 9 January 1945.
  • Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Reports of 9 May 1945 and 11 May 1945 - 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station Stone, effective 11 May 1945.
Duty Navigator
MOS1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date 11 May 1945
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 6 January 1917
  • Promoted to First Lieutenant (AUS) effective 2 April 1945 per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 7 April 1945.
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Funk, Donald Olsen⇗PilotTBD
2nd Lt. Mingo, Andrew Caesar⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Schlitz, Lester EugeneNavigatorCT
Flt. Ofcr. Marsh, Harold E⇗BombardierCT
CPL. Midura, Ernest Alvin⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
CPL. Showers, Henry Herbert⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Maurer, Joseph Aloysious⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Bland, Dwain B⇗Tail GunnerCT
CPL. Steed, Robert Lynn⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 22 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
259⇗ 22 January 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6592⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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260⇗ 23 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6514⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Honington Airfield, AAF Station 375.
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262⇗ 29 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Siegen, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6514⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship.
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263⇗ 1 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Navigator 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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264⇗ 3 February 1945 Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Navigator 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron, Hot Camera Ship.
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265⇗ 9 February 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6514⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Landed at airfield B-51 in Vendeville, south of Lille, France, due to low fuel.
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266⇗ 14 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6898⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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268⇗ 19 February 1945 Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6898⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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269⇗ 20 February 1945 Target: Main Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6898⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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270⇗ 21 February 1945 Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6898⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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271⇗ 22 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ülzen, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6898⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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272⇗ 23 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Plauen, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6898⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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273⇗ 24 February 1945 Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard
Type: Shipyards
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6898⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
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274⇗ 25 February 1945 Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany 		Navigator 43‑39035⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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276⇗ 27 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany 		Navigator 44‑6898⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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280⇗ 3 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6898⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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281⇗ 4 March 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ulm, Germany 		Navigator 42‑102518⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High Squadron flying spare; turned back with #3 engine feathered.
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283⇗ 8 March 1945 Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant'
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Essen, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy and hot camera ship. Gee-H ship.
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285⇗ 10 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Schwerte, Germany 		Navigator 43‑37971⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
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294⇗ 22 March 1945 Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E
Type: Military
Location: Westerholt, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
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 		Navigator 44‑8211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report⇗
307⇗ 9 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8668⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. PFF ship.
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316⇗ 25 April 1945 Target: Skoda Armament Works
Type: Industry
Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia 		Navigator 42‑98027⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron Lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
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