Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Grover, Richard Stanley ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
32477010 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #56 Dated 25 July 1943, effective 25 July 1943. |
| Duty |
Tail Gunner / Flexible Gunner |
| MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
| Last Duty Date |
17 August 1943 |
| Results |
Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Hicks Cemetery
Van Etten Junction, Chemung County, New York |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 294⇓ (1.307 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Sweningsen, Oliver (NMI), Jr⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Stewart, Carlos Penfield⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Cawley, Thomas Francis⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| T/SGT. Barta, Joseph Francis⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| T/SGT. Bartholomew, Everett Laverne⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Ralph, Robert Edward⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Grover, Richard Stanley | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Dillingham, Desmond Quinton⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Weatherford, Louie Frank⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
16⇗ |
16 August 1943 |
Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France |
Tail Gunner |
42‑3459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
17⇗ |
17 August 1943 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Tail Gunner |
42‑30139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Damaged by flak; crashed near Stangenroth (Bad Kissingen area), Germany. MACR 294
Sortie Report⇗ |
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