Garner, William Perry

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Garner, William Perry ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	16100781
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #34 dated 11 February 1945, effective 11 February 1945. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station Stone, effective 20 May 1945.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	20 May 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 5 February 1921 Promoted to Sergeant effective 26 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #46 dated 26 February 1945. Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 12 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #79 dated 12 April 1945. Promoted to Technical Sergeant effective 19 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #85 dated 19 April 1945.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Hatch, William Alva, Jr⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Wiley, Vernon Lee, "Billy"⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Besel, Robert Andrew⇗	Navigator	CT
CPL. Summers, William Richard⇗	Togglier	CT
CPL. Garner, William Perry	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
CPL. Henderson, Ralph Alman⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Worley, John Thornton, Jr⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TR
CPL. Lady, Manfred Henry⇗	Tail Gunner	TR
CPL. Ewing, Robert P⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 29 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
277⇗	28 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39060⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
279⇗	2 March 1945	Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6909⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38747. Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6909⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39060⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
284⇗	9 March 1945	Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6909⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
289⇗	15 March 1945	Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39060⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
291⇗	18 March 1945	Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39197⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Low Squadron Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
293⇗	20 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39060⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned with major battle damage. Sortie Report⇗
294⇗	22 March 1945	Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
296⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6898⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
299⇗	28 March 1945	Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. 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	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
301⇗	31 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
302⇗	3 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
303⇗	4 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
304⇗	5 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
306⇗	7 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
307⇗	9 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
308⇗	10 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
310⇗	14 April 1945	Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France	Radio Operator	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38501. Feathered one engine just before bombs away, but stayed with formation. Sortie Report⇗
311⇗	15 April 1945	Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
312⇗	16 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
314⇗	19 April 1945	Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
315⇗	20 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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