Name | Brooks, William Ralph ‡ |
Rank | Corporal / Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 19106319 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #232 dated 24 November 1944, effective 24 November 1944. |
Duty | Radio Operator / Gunner |
MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
Last Duty Date | 19 March 1945 |
Results |
Missing In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Tablets of the Missing |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 13566⇓ (4.487 MB) Accident Report # 45-01-22-526⇓ (4.348 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Milligan, George Robert, Jr, "BOB"⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Dabney, William L⇗ | Co-pilot | TR |
2nd Lt. Britt, Leo Thomas⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Miller, Leland Edward⇗ | Bombardier | WIA |
CPL. Brooks, William Ralph | Radio Operator / Gunner | MIA |
SGT. Ray, Virgie Newton⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Horvath, Emil Louis⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Cline, Ellis Wallace⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Finstad, Berton Robert⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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236⇗ | 6 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
237⇗ | 9 December 1944 |
Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
238⇗ | 11 December 1944 |
Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, B Group, Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
240⇗ | 18 December 1944 |
Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
241⇗ | 19 December 1944 |
Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102459⇗ |
Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. Sortie Report⇗ |
242⇗ | 23 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Framlingham due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
246⇗ | 30 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97320⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37703. Milligan aborted 703 after takeoff, returned and moved his crew to this Spare Aircraft. Once he was again airborne, it was too late to catch up to the Group, and he returned to base. Sortie Report⇗ |
246⇗ | 30 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑37703⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Lost #3 engine after takeoff. Returned to base and moved his crew to 42‑97320. Sortie Report⇗ |
247⇗ | 31 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑98000⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
248⇗ | 1 January 1945 |
Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
249⇗ | 2 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
251⇗ | 5 January 1945 |
Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97320⇗ |
Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Did not take off. Sortie Report⇗ |
252⇗ | 7 January 1945 |
Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
253⇗ | 8 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38850⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
254⇗ | 10 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
256⇗ | 17 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
257⇗ | 20 January 1945 |
Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire). Sortie Report⇗ |
259⇗ | 22 January 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed at Grafton Underwood with a locked right main wheel (caused by battle damage) and was struck from behind by the next aircraft. Sortie Report⇗ |
260⇗ | 23 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Sudbury Airfield, AAF Station 174. Sortie Report⇗ |
261⇗ | 28 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
263⇗ | 1 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑37917⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with #3 leaking oil. Sortie Report⇗ |
264⇗ | 3 February 1945 |
Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑32106⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
266⇗ | 14 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑6892⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
267⇗ | 15 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report⇗ |
268⇗ | 19 February 1945 |
Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
269⇗ | 20 February 1945 |
Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
271⇗ | 22 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38801. Sortie Report⇗ |
272⇗ | 23 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑8608⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
273⇗ | 24 February 1945 |
Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
274⇗ | 25 February 1945 |
Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑39164⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
275⇗ | 26 February 1945 |
Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
278⇗ | 1 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑6892⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
279⇗ | 2 March 1945 |
Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑6892⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Friston, East Sussex, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
281⇗ | 4 March 1945 |
Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑39164⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
283⇗ | 8 March 1945 |
Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑39164⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
284⇗ | 9 March 1945 |
Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑6590⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
289⇗ | 15 March 1945 |
Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑39138⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
290⇗ | 17 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
292⇗ | 19 March 1945 |
Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return 41D Squadron, Squadron Deputy. Hot Camera ship. Last seen over Ostend on return, under control, and presumed to have landed away on the Continent. Aircraft and crew were lost, location uncertain. MACR 13566 Sortie Report⇗ |