Bongiorno, Peter R

Individual Personnel Data
Name Bongiorno, Peter R   ‡
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Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 32185261   ‡
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #26 dated 2 February 1945, effective 2 February 1945.
  • Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report (Paragraph 3, Special Orders #176, 1st Air Division) - to 34th Bomb Group, effective 28 June 1945.
Duty Ball Turret Gunner
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 28 June 1945
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 1919
  • Promoted to Sergeant effective 11 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #34 dated 11 February 1945.
  • Reclassified from MOS to MOS 612 effective 16 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #58 dated 16 March 1945.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 9 April 1945 Per AAF station 106 Special Orders #76 dated 9 April 1945.
  • Placed on Indefinite Detached Service at Y-17, Marseilles/Istres, France effective on or about 24 May 1945 per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 24 May 1945.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Nicolai, Edwin George, Jr⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Ross, Robert B⇗Co-pilotCT
Flt. Ofcr. Parker, Gilbert Roy⇗NavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Robitzki, Walter Stanley⇗BombardierMIA
CPL. Spearman, Eugene (NMI)⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
CPL. Clemis, Joseph Bernard⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Bongiorno, Peter RBall Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Peeler, William R⇗Tail GunnerKIA
CPL. Whitworth, Charles Edward⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 33 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
267⇗ 15 February 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at Seething Airfield, AAF Station 146.
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268⇗ 19 February 1945 Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6590⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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269⇗ 20 February 1945 Target: Main Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6590⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
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271⇗ 22 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ülzen, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6590⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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272⇗ 23 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Plauen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑39138⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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273⇗ 24 February 1945 Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard
Type: Shipyards
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38801⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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277⇗ 28 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hagen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
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278⇗ 1 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship.
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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 		Ball Turret 43‑38016⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
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281⇗ 4 March 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ulm, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6590⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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283⇗ 8 March 1945 Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant'
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Essen, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6892⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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285⇗ 10 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Schwerte, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
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286⇗ 11 March 1945 Target: Vacuum Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑39131⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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287⇗ 12 March 1945 Target: Railway Center
Type: Transportation
Location: Betzdorf, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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289⇗ 15 March 1945 Target: Army HQ
Type: Military
Location: Zossen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron.
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290⇗ 17 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6476⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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291⇗ 18 March 1945 Target: Schlesischer Railway Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102620⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Feathered #2 shortly after the target; returned to base with group.
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292⇗ 19 March 1945 Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑32106⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41D Squadron.
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293⇗ 20 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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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 		Ball Turret 44‑6892⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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295⇗ 23 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38801⇗ 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 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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298⇗ 26 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38801⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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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 		Ball Turret 42‑32106⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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304⇗ 5 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ingolstadt, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6892⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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305⇗ 6 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary)
Type: Transportation
Location: Leipzig, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38974⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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306⇗ 7 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant
Type: Military
Location: Hitzacker, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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308⇗ 10 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area
Type: Military
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6892⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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309⇗ 11 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Freiham, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38974⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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310⇗ 14 April 1945 Target: Gun Battery
Type: Military
Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France 		Ball Turret 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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312⇗ 16 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Regensburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑39444⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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313⇗ 17 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑39444⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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314⇗ 19 April 1945 Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Elsterwerda, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38974⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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