Dolf, Richard Merle

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Dolf, Richard Merle ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-682082
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #26 - Detachment of Patients, 303rd Station Hospital, APO 562, effective 7 February 1944.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	7 February 1944
Results	Wounded In Action
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 30 January 1944 per General Orders #30, Headquarters, 30th General Hospital dated 13 February 1944.
Additional Information	Graduated from Bombardier School at Midland AAF, Midland, Texas, Class #43-08, 3 June 1943.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Clayton, John Earl⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Jackson, Winthrop Alsop, Jr⇗	Co-pilot	WIA
2nd Lt. Uniszkiewicz, Joseph Kenneth⇗	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Dolf, Richard Merle	Bombardier	WIA
S/SGT. Lisenby, Miles Frederick, "Lis"⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Watenpool, Jerome Francis⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Cameron, Francis Raymond⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Boydston, Elmer Dean, "Kansas"⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Koscheski, Clyde Anderson⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Lewandowski, Thomas Michael⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 7 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
40⇗	5 December 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	Bombardier	42‑37785⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
43⇗	16 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑37885⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
45⇗	22 December 1943	Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Bombardier	42‑37885⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
46⇗	24 December 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France	Bombardier	42‑37885⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
50⇗	5 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Bombardier	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; apparently took lead position after assigned low Squadron lead, Robinson, did not take off. Sortie Report⇗
53⇗	14 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France	Bombardier	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Bombardier	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Bombardier	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗

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