Penna, Henry (NMI)

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Penna, Henry (NMI) ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant
Serial Number	32829590 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #155 dated 2 August 1944, effective 2 August 1944.
Duty	Flexible Gunner / Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	8 September 1944
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 7 September 1923 Transferred in grade to the Casual Pool, 8th AFRD, AAF Station 594 on 8 September 1944 per Squadron Morning Report.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Robertson, Vernon Merrill⇗	Pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Backman, Glenn Elmer⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Grant, Muir William⇗	Navigator	TR
Flt. Ofcr. Neese, John Neff⇗	Bombardier	TR
S/SGT. Young, Charles David⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Harris, John Franklin⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TR
SGT. Potter, William (NMI)⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TR
SGT. Hall, John Leslie⇗	Tail Gunner	TR
SGT. Boyce, Frederick Ellery⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
SGT. Penna, Henry (NMI)	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
183⇗	24 August 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
185⇗	26 August 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38016⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗

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