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Stuart, Ralph Harding

Individual Personnel Data
Name Stuart, Ralph Harding
Rank Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number 36066593
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #153 dated 31 July 1944, effective 31 July 1944.
Duty Tail Gunner
MOS938 - AAF Gunnery Instructor
Last Duty Date TBD
Results TBD
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 19 February 1921
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #206 dated 17 October 1944,
  • Promoted to Technical Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #83 dated 17 April 1945.




Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 9 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
179 13 August 1944 Target: Tactical: Road Network
Type: Transportation
Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France
Ball Turret 44‑6109 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead, lead group.
Sortie Report
181 16 August 1944 Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Delitzsch, Germany
Ball Turret 42‑107125 Combat Mission Credit
Low group deputy.
Sortie Report
186 30 August 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Crepieul, France
Ball Turret 42‑97521 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report
197 21 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mainz, Germany
Ball Turret 44‑6109 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
198 25 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Ball Turret 42‑97941 Combat Mission Credit
B Wing, low group lead. Did not bomb because unable to see wing lead release bombs.
Sortie Report
202 30 September 1944 Target: Handorf Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Münster, Germany
Ball Turret 43‑37917 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
210 14 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑8047 Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Aborted due to failure of #2 engine.
Sortie Report
215 25 October 1944 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑8007 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Since deputy's Gee-H equipment failed prior to IP, led the Squadron to attack the secondary using PFF.
Sortie Report
231 27 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Offenburg, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑8221 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead: PFF & Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report
276 27 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany
Tail Gunner 44‑6923 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report

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