| Name | Hollingsworth, Richard Ray ‡ |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 34476090 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, effective 16 April 1944. |
| Duty | Flexible Gunner |
| MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
| Last Duty Date | 24 April 1944 |
| Results | Interned, Neutral Country |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 24 April 1944 per General Orders #25, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe dated 14 March 1945. |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 4347⇓ (12.357 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Burry, James Edgar⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Keate, Richard Clifford⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Wallach, Charles Devay, "BUDDY"⇗ | Navigator | INT |
| 2nd Lt. Greenebaum, Jesse Leon⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
| S/SGT. Silag, William Joseph⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | INT |
| S/SGT. Newall, Raymond Alexander⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | INT |
| SGT. Melazzi, Anthony Theodore, Jr⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Pratt, Sidney John⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Sendlbeck, Richard Michael⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Hollingsworth, Richard Ray | Flexible Gunner | INT |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102446⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Struck by flak on bomb run; after bombing left formation and headed for Switzerland; shot down by Swiss aircraft, crashing into the Greifensee. MACR 4347. This aircraft was recovered from lake in the 1950's. Sortie Report⇗ |