Rivall, Jack Wallace

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Rivall, Jack Wallace ‡ ⇗
Rank	Flight Officer
Serial Number	T-133140 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #254 dated 23 December 1944, effective 23 December 1944.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	25 June 1945
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 15 November 1924 Graduated from Bombardier School at Big Spring AAF, Big Spring, Texas, Class #44-12, 2 September 1944. Reported missing on 3 February 1945 (MACR 12154): landed in allied (Russian) territory, repaired aircraft and returned to base via Italy. Granted a seven day operational leave of absence effective 29 Marcy 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #67 dated 28 March 1945. Transferred to the 493rd Bomb Group on 25 June 1945 for return to the USA with the 493rd Bomb Group.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 12154⇓ (7.168 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Ruckman, George Francis⇗	Pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. O'Leary, William Joseph, Jr, "Willie, Bill"⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Dulac, Albert Arthur⇗	Navigator	TBD
Flt. Ofcr. Rivall, Jack Wallace	Bombardier	CT
CPL. Garstak, Jack George⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Young, Johnie Earl⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Swieso, Oril Herbert⇗	Spot Jammer	CT
CPL. Sorenson, Fredrick A⇗	Tail Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Rice, Alonzo Robert⇗	Flexible Gunner	FCMEW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 15 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
251⇗	5 January 1945	Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97960⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; unable to locate formation. Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6514⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38752⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
255⇗	15 January 1945	Target: Neuburg Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany	Bombardier	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Bombardier	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit One of only three aircraft to land at Grafton Underwood. Sortie Report⇗
258⇗	21 January 1945	Target: Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
261⇗	28 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Originally assigned to Whitesides; taken by Ruckmman when he scrubbed 44‑6592. Sortie Report⇗
263⇗	1 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Left formation after bombs away; crash-landed in Russian territory; repaired plane and returned via Italy to Grafton Underwood on 23 March 1945. Sortie Report⇗
307⇗	9 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
308⇗	10 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38752⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
309⇗	11 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38757⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
311⇗	15 April 1945	Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France	Bombardier	44‑6898⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
315⇗	20 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany	Bombardier	44‑8580⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy and hot camera ship. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗

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