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: New York |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 294⇓ (1.307 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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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 |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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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⇗ |