Haley, Ralph Bernard

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Haley, Ralph Bernard ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-751732 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #164 dated 10 December 1943, effective 10 December 1943.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	24 April 1944
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 30 July 1916 Placed on one day Temporary Duty to Wharton, purpose to ferry aircraft to this station per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #12 dated 18 January 1944. SSO #12 was amended from one day to three days per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #15 dated 22 January 1944. Granted a seven day leave of absence effective on or about 18 March 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #50 dated 16 March 1944.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 4349⇓ (17.726 MB) World War II Experiences⇓ (1.861 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Bennett, Phillip Nathan, Jr⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Haley, Ralph Bernard	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Monfort, Robert Hugh⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Gerber, Leonard (NMI)⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. House, Harland Francis⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Whitley, William Martin⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Mosbey, James Millard⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Mize, Walter Alvest, Jr⇗	Tail Gunner	EV
SGT. Santosuosso, John Peter⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
SGT. Boon, Howard Goodall, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Crew History

The P Y Bennett Crew joined the 547th BS at Grafton Underwood on 10 December 1943. On assignment, it appears that the Bennett Crew was split between the 545th and 547th squadrons. Those originally assigned to the 545th were transferred to the 547th BS on SO #167 dated 13 December 1943. Even though this brought the crew into the same unit, the men originally assigned to the 545th never flew missions with Bennett.

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 18 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
49⇗	4 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Co-pilot	41‑24578⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because of an oxygen system failure. Sortie Report⇗
53⇗	14 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France	Co-pilot	42‑39809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39809⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Dropped nickles (propaganda leaflets) as well as incendiaries. Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Co-pilot	42‑39809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37801⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1011 hrs; #2 engine running rough and pulling 20" to 25". Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29717⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, low group Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
72⇗	6 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97449⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing. Sortie Report⇗
73⇗	8 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31871⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
76⇗	18 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Dropped ten parcels of 'nickles' (propaganda leaflets) in addition to bombs. Sortie Report⇗
84⇗	28 March 1944	Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France	Co-pilot	42‑38158⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
89⇗	13 April 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group deputy; led mission after high group lead went down. Sortie Report⇗
93⇗	22 April 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Pilot	42‑102449⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
94⇗	24 April 1944	Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Pilot	42‑97372⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Hit by flak near Munich; #2 engine on fire but plane under control; bombed target; crashed near Füssen, Germany. MACR 4349. Navigator seriously wounded; died on 16 May 1944 in a German hospital. Sortie Report⇗

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