Crew Roster · Personal File
Paul R. Steichen
Navigator · 409th Squadron
Assigned to 93rd Bomb Group at Hardwick, England. Completed 35 missions as navigator from September 1944 to April 1945.
Completed Tour
Sortie Log
7 CATALOGUED SORTIES
09 OCT 1944 — 09 APR 1945
09 OCT 1944 — 09 APR 1945
The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 670
09 OCT 1944
Target unrecorded
Formation position 1-3 (right column)
XX-XX570
№ 761
25 DEC 1944
HallschlagC/C
3-2
Calais Clipper / Luftwaffe's Lament42-7634
№ 783
06 JAN 1945
Bonn Rhine H/BH/B
2-2 Lo Left
Silver Eagle42-50362
№ 789
10 JAN 1945
Target unrecorded
Lead aircraft (Ø marker). RCM operator listed as additional crew.
Silver Eagle42-50362
№ 911
24 MAR 1945
American Assault Area??
Formation position 1-2
Missouri Sue42-100370
№ 920
31 MAR 1945
Target unrecorded
Formation position 2-2
Latrine Rumor, The42-95199
№ 935
09 APR 1945
Target unrecorded
Formation position 4-1
Gambling Lady44-40113
§ Personal Record
Before the War
Born Oct. 1, 1918 in Dwight, IL. Graduated Marquette University, College of Journalism, Class of 1941. Worked as dispatcher at DuPont TNT Plant, Joliet, IL until entering service September 1942. Training at Miami, FL; Hiram College, OH; San Antonio, Houston, San Angelo, San Marcos, El Paso, TX.