| Name | Rader, Richard Eugene ‡ |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Serial Number | O-734835 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders & 65 dated 24 March 1944, effective 24 March 1944. |
| Duty | Bombardier |
| MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
| Last Duty Date | 24 April 1944 |
| Results | Evaded Capture |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 4355⇓ (7.660 MB) Escape & Evasion Report # 1102⇓ (Filesize N/A) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Brown, Robert Harold⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Kell, Joseph Wilfred⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Rule, Johnson William⇗ | Navigator | EV |
| 1st Lt. Rader, Richard Eugene | Bombardier | EV |
| S/SGT. Sturak, Stanley John⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Smith, Dewey Carlyle⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Roberson, Charles William⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Vann, George Daniel, Jr⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Atkins, James Asa⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. McManus, Cornelius Patrick⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93⇗ | 22 April 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to battle damage. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑31346⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Low Squadron lead, lead group. Received direct flak burst at 1201 hrs 40 miles east of Paris; fire observed in nose with smoke coming out of cockpit; four chutes, only three opened; crashed SE of Cézanne, France. MACR 4355 Sortie Report⇗ |