Rieder, John Charles

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Rieder, John Charles ‡ ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	36289602 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #43 dated 22 February 1945, effective 22 February 1945. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - 410th Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, AAF Station 468, effective 13 October 1945.
Duty	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
MOS	748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date	13 October 1945
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 27 December 1912 Promoted to Sergeant effective 26 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #46 dated 26 February 1945. Seriously injured in crash landing returning from 26 March 1945 mission: did not return to combat duty. Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 17 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #83 dated 17 April 1945.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 45-03-26-525⇓ (6.320 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Jordan, Theodore Gustav⇗	Pilot	KIA
Flt. Ofcr. Schumacher, Elmer Ray⇗	Co-pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Kyllo, Orville Eldon⇗	Navigator	TR
Flt. Ofcr. Twiford, Ralph, Jr⇗	Bombardier	FCMEW
CPL. Thompson, James R⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Rieder, John Charles	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TR
SGT. Colburn, Cecil Robert⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	WIA
SGT. Schwertfeger, Norman Henry⇗	Tail Gunner	TR
CPL. Bianconi, Natale Pasquale⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 10 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
284⇗	9 March 1945	Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
286⇗	11 March 1945	Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	44‑8679⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
287⇗	12 March 1945	Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
290⇗	17 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
291⇗	18 March 1945	Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
294⇗	22 March 1945	Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	44‑6923⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
296⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Running short of fuel, attempted to land at an emergency airfield near Cranbrook, Kent, but crashed in Brewers Wood, on Hawkridge Farm near Cranbrook, Kent ('500 yards North of Hargridge House'). The pilot was killed and two crewman were injured seriously. Sortie Report⇗

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