Stone, Arthur Martin, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Stone, Arthur Martin, Jr ‡ ⇗
Rank	First Lieutenant / Major
Serial Number	O-661989 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #167 dated 13 December 1943, effective 13 December 1943. Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #7, effective 10 January 1944. Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group Headquarters Detachment, per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #64, effective 3 April 1944. Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #107, effective 8 June 1944. Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group Headquarters Detachment, per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #129, effective 5 July 1944. Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #152, effective 30 July 1944.
Duty	Operations Officer / Commanding Officer
Last Duty Date	10 January 1945
Results	Missing In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Tablets of the Missing
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 10 August 1915 Stone had previously served with the 92nd BG, completing 25 combat missions, and serving as Training Officer and Operations Officer for the 325th BS. Assigned primary duty of Assistant Group Operations Officer on his initial assignment to the Group. Assigned primary duty as Station Schools Officer, and additional duty as Assistant Group Operations Officer on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #173 dated 23 December 1943; later amended to Station Training Officer on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #44 dated 6 March 1944. Relieved of duty as Station Training Officer on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #55 dated 23 March 1944. Promoted to Captain between 23 and 25 March 1944. Detailed duty as Assistant Group Operations Officer on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #57 dated 25 March 1944. Assigned duty as Assistant Top Secret Control Officer on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #62 dated 1 April 1944 - revoked on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #94 dated 20 May 1944 (1Lt Charles W Bishop substituted). Transferred from HQ DET, 384th BG to 545th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #107 dated 8 June 1944 (amended on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #127 dated 2 July 1944 to indicate he was on detached service in the Zone of the Interior). Detailed to travel to London for two days, on or about 4 August 1944, on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #154 dated 1 August 1944. Designated CO of 545th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #174 dated 31 August 1944. Promoted to Major on 27 October 1944, per squadron history (microfilm A0640-01624); Appointed Major AUS effective 27 October 1944 per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 10 November 1944. Placed on Temporary Duty to carry out instructions of The Commanding General for a period not to exceed seven days at Palace Hotel Southport AAF Station 524 to arrive prior to 1300hrs on 28 November 1944 - AAF Station Special Orders #232 dated 24 November 1944. Appointed as a member of a Flying Evaluation Board effective 5 January 1945. All previous Flying Evaluation Board appointments dated 6 February 1944 and 7 February 1944 are revoked per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #4 dated 5 January 1945.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 11578⇓ (6.263 MB)

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 13 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
176⇗	9 August 1944	Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany	Commander	42‑97941⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
177⇗	11 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France	Co-pilot	44‑6294⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
178⇗	12 August 1944	Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France	Commander	42‑97941⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group lead. Sortie Report⇗
188⇗	5 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Commander	42‑97941⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97948. High group lead. Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Commander	42‑97941⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
205⇗	5 October 1944	Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Commander	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Commander	44‑8007⇗	Combat Mission Credit Second Squadron lead. PFF ship. While on the bomb run to attack the primary target using Gee-H, with the deputy in the lead, the equipment failed. The Squadron then proceeded to the secondary target and attacked using PFF. Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Commander	44‑8007⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Commander	44‑8008⇗	Combat Mission Credit PFF ship; group lead. Sortie Report⇗
225⇗	11 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Commander	44‑8401⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8007. Lead Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Commander	44‑8007⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead, B Group. PFF & Gee-H ship. Dropped bombs using PFF. Sortie Report⇗
244⇗	27 December 1944	Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany	Commander	44‑8008⇗	Combat Mission Credit Division lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. The Gee-H failed prior to the IP so a visual bomb run was attempted. The navigator and bombardier located the target too late to make a good run, so a second visual run was made and bombs were released on the primary target. Sortie Report⇗
251⇗	5 January 1945	Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany	Pilot	44‑8007⇗	Weather aircraft. Co-pilot identified only as 'Hicks' - Kenneth Delmont Hicks is most likely as the aircraft, pilot, and 'Hicks', are all from the 545th BS. remainder of crew (RO, Eng) not identified Sortie Report⇗
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Commander	44‑8216⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Left formation 20 minutes prior to the IP, apparently due to flak damage. No communication was received from this aircraft regarding the abort. Crash site and fate of crew are unknown. MACR 11578 Sortie Report⇗

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