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25 December 1944Mission Details
Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
AHRWEILER
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
Notes: Major George Preddy, an ace from the 352nd Fighter Group is shot down and killed in his P-51 Mustang by Allied AA fire near Leige, Belgium just after scoring his 26th and 27th victories over enemy aircraft.
BAD KREUZNACH
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
BAD MUNSTER
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
BUDESHEIM
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
ELLER
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
HALLSCHLAG
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
HILLESHEIM
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
KAISERSLAUTERN
Description: RAIL JUNCTION
MARMEGEN
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
MARSCHEID
Description: RAIL BRIDGE
MECHERNICH
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
MURLENBACH
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
NETTERSHEIM
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
PELM
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
PRONSFELD
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
PRUM
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
WAHLEN
Description: COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39146514
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12151230
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-433086
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12177592 / O-2063389
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Briney Marlin
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ill Get By
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Good Pickin
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Scooter
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.