| Name | Lovegren, Richard Leroy ‡ |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number | O-721586 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #155 dated 2 August 1944, effective 2 August 1944. |
| Duty | Navigator |
| MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
| Last Duty Date | 27 September 1944 |
| Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Plot E Row 5 Grave 12 |
| Additional Information |
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| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Gabel, Raymond John⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Robilotta, Robert Frank⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Lovegren, Richard Leroy | Navigator | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Bass, Sam (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | TR |
| S/SGT. Snow, James Kenneth⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Airhart, L G⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Ciaccio, Raymond (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Kolinek, Henry Joseph, Jr⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Gwin, Reginald (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| CPL. Miller, Fonda Coy⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Navigator | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 178⇗ | 12 August 1944 |
Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France |
Navigator | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 179⇗ | 13 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France |
Navigator | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group hot camera ship. Landed away at RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire, on return, for unknown reasons. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 182⇗ | 18 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium |
Navigator | 42‑102566⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 186⇗ | 30 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France |
Navigator | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 187⇗ | 3 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑98000⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Hot camera ship. Unable to drop bombs due to failure of bomb release mechanism. Returned bombs to base. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 190⇗ | 9 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 192⇗ | 11 September 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Landed with bomb bay doors open. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Navigator | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship; lead Squadron. Landed away at Old Buckenham, reason unknown. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 197⇗ | 21 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit C Wing, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 200⇗ | 27 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑98000⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |