Jaeger, Melvin George

Individual Personnel Data
Name Jaeger, Melvin George   ‡
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Rank Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number 12148043   ‡
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #18 dated 21 January 1945, effective 21 January 1945.
  • Transferred to the AAF/ET Rhein Depot (Prov) (Main) AAF Station 594 Stone, England, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 15 October 1945, effective 15 October 1945.
Duty Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
MOS748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date 15 October 1945
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 7 June 1923
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 2 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #49 dated 2 March 1945.
  • Promoted to Technical Sergeant effective 4 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #73 dated 4 April 1945.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Wright, Edward S⇗PilotTR
Flt. Ofcr. Von Grimm, Robert NMI⇗Co-pilotCT
1st Lt. Fell, Charles Linwood⇗NavigatorMIA
CPL. Arnold, Robert Baxter⇗TogglierTR
SGT. Jaeger, Melvin GeorgeEngineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Soules, Robert A⇗Ball Turret GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Kovach, Joseph William⇗Ball Turret GunnerTBD
CPL. Holmes, Garland Francis⇗Tail GunnerTR
CPL. Zude, Byron Alvin⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 18 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
265⇗ 9 February 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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266⇗ 14 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑39164⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed on Continent for fuel before returning to base.
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268⇗ 19 February 1945 Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 44‑6892⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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269⇗ 20 February 1945 Target: Main Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 44‑8608⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
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270⇗ 21 February 1945 Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑38801⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
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275⇗ 26 February 1945 Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof)
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑38974⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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277⇗ 28 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hagen, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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278⇗ 1 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑38801⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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279⇗ 2 March 1945 Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Rositz, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑39164⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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281⇗ 4 March 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ulm, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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287⇗ 12 March 1945 Target: Railway Center
Type: Transportation
Location: Betzdorf, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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289⇗ 15 March 1945 Target: Army HQ
Type: Military
Location: Zossen, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑38801⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron.
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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 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy. Hot camera ship.
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301⇗ 31 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 43‑38747⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron Deputy
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302⇗ 3 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑102620⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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304⇗ 5 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ingolstadt, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 44‑8853⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Left formation over friendly territory and landed away at on Continent.
Sortie Report⇗
307⇗ 9 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 44‑8007⇗ Weather aircraft.
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311⇗ 15 April 1945 Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac
Type: Military
Location: Royan, France 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑97592⇗ Weather aircraft.
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312⇗ 16 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Regensburg, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 44‑8401⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. PFF ship.
Sortie Report⇗
316⇗ 25 April 1945 Target: Skoda Armament Works
Type: Industry
Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia 		Engineer/Top Turret 44‑8923⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron Lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
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