Barrett, Richard Jennings

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Barrett, Richard Jennings ‡ ⇗
Rank	Private First Class / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	39319477 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 54th Bomb Squadron Morning Report, effective 7 March 1943. Transferred to the Detachment of Patients, 4211th US Army Hospital Plant, APO 350, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 26 August 1944, effective 16 August 1944.
Duty	Armorer / Togglier
MOS	511 - Armorer
Last Duty Date	16 August 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 3 October 1916 Appointed Corporal effective 15 March 1943 per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 15 March 1943. Transferred from ordnance to Air Corps within the 545th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #56 dated 25 July 1943 (order date mis-typed as August). Promoted to Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #59 dated 31 July 1943. Placed on Detached Service on or about 2 August 1943 for approximately ten days to Gunnery School located at Snettisham, Norfolk; AAF Station 106 Special Orders #61 dated 2 August 1943. Promoted to Staff Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #96 dated 14 September 1943. Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #68 dated 10 April 1944. Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to Walhampton House near Lymington, Hampshire (a FLAK House) on or about 18 April 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944. Although his combat mission assignments list him as a 'bombardier' on numerous missions, as a non-commissioned officer, such duty would typically be referred to as a 'togglier.'

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 28 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
24⇗	16 September 1943	Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑3218⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31073⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑29554⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
36⇗	16 November 1943	Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway	Tail Gunner	42‑29554⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
37⇗	26 November 1943	Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29554⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
39⇗	1 December 1943	Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany	Togglier	42‑29554⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Molesworth. Sortie Report⇗
47⇗	30 December 1943	Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29554⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
49⇗	4 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31222⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
51⇗	7 January 1944	Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑37885⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous. Sortie Report⇗
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Tail Gunner	42‑29554⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29554⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Tail Gunner	42‑29554⇗	Did not take off. Sortie Report⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31375⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Flying Spare. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31375⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29809⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron deputy, lead group. Turned back at 0950 hrs because of a sheared fuel transfer selector valve shaft. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron Deputy, Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
68⇗	28 February 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31926⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
72⇗	6 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑37789⇗	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	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31048⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
74⇗	9 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑31871⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
77⇗	19 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
79⇗	22 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Togglier	42‑37789⇗	Combat Mission Credit NOTE: The Loading List incorrectly identified the co-pilot as Sidney Bush. Sortie Report⇗
80⇗	23 March 1944	Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany	Togglier	42‑31166⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
81⇗	24 March 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Togglier	42‑97124⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Togglier	42‑97124⇗	Combat Mission Credit 94 Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
84⇗	28 March 1944	Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France	Togglier	42‑97124⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
85⇗	29 March 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Togglier	42‑97124⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Togglier	42‑97124⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1003 hrs; could not locate formation due to bad weather. Bombs jettisoned in Channel due to malfunction of bomb bay doors. Sortie Report⇗
87⇗	10 April 1944	Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium	Togglier	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Togglier	42‑97124⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
101⇗	7 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97521⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group. Ground spare; replaced 42‑102442. Sortie Report⇗
102⇗	8 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Togglier	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
104⇗	9 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Thionville, France	Togglier	42‑97573⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
106⇗	12 May 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Togglier	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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