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MacDonald, Ranald Hugh, III

Individual Personnel Data
Name MacDonald, Ranald Hugh, III
Rank Second Lieutenant
Serial Number O-828473
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #239 dated 5 December 1944, effective 5 December 1944.
Duty Pilot
MOS1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date 19 April 1945
Results Flying Combat Missions At End Of War
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 12 December 1923




Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. MacDonald, Ranald Hugh, IIIPilotFCMEW
2nd Lt. Jones, Robert McCord, "Mack"Co-pilotCT
Flt. Ofcr. Carr, Robert JohnNavigatorFCMEW
2nd Lt. Slachetka, Henry JosephBombardierFCMEW
CPL. Hilliard, Donald ErvinRadio Operator / GunnerTR
CPL. Cunningham, John FEngineer / Top Turret GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Holmes, Edwin LamarBall Turret GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Hughes, Ralph BTail GunnerCT
CPL. Casagrande, Mario JosephFlexible GunnerCT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 29 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
241 19 December 1944 Target: Railway Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Glaadt, Germany
Co-pilot 43‑37917 Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
Sortie Report
242 23 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ehrang, Germany
Co-pilot 42‑102518 Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at RAF Castle Camps, Cambs., due to weather.
Sortie Report
244 27 December 1944 Target: Bridge (Tactical)
Type: Transportation
Location: Altenahr, Germany
Pilot 42‑32106 Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron.
Sortie Report
245 28 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brühl, Germany
Pilot 43‑38678 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
246 30 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Limburg, Germany
Pilot 43‑38823 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
247 31 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany
Pilot 42‑97271 Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report
249 2 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gerolstein, Germany
Pilot 43‑37717 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
250 3 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub
Type: Military
Location: St Vith, Belgium
Pilot 42‑97271 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
260 23 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany
Tail Gunner 44‑8211 Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Group lead. Turned back over field due to mechanical failure.
Sortie Report
261 28 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Tail Gunner 44‑8008 Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report
270 21 February 1945 Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany
Tail Gunner 44‑8580 Combat Mission Credit
Wing lead; PFF ship.
Sortie Report
274 25 February 1945 Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany
Tail Gunner 44‑8008 Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report
278 1 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany
Tail Gunner 44‑8541 Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report
279 2 March 1945 Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Rositz, Germany
Tail Gunner 44‑8580 Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF ship.
Sortie Report
286 11 March 1945 Target: Vacuum Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bremen, Germany
Tail Gunner 44‑8649 Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF ship.
Sortie Report
287 12 March 1945 Target: Railway Center
Type: Transportation
Location: Betzdorf, Germany
Tail Gunner 44‑8649 Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report
293 20 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Pilot 44‑8679 Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron.
Sortie Report
295 23 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany
Pilot 43‑39019 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
296 24 March 1945 Target: Vechta Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Vechta, Germany
Pilot 43‑37917 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report
298 26 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany
Pilot 43‑37717 Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at B-24 on continent (Bazenville, France) on return due to low fuel. Crew and aircraft remained there overnight.
Sortie Report
300 30 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard
Machine Shop
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany
Tail Gunner 44‑8649 Combat Mission Credit
Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report
301 31 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Co-pilot 43‑37971 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron Deputy
Sortie Report
302 3 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Kiel, Germany
Co-pilot 44‑6923 Combat Mission Credit
This was the engineer's last combat mission. He was so happy he started firing his guns over the English Channel. One bullet accidentally hit the tail gunner, Brown, putting him in the hospital with a slight head wound and concussion. This mishap saved Brown's life as he was not able to fly with MacKellar on 6 April.
Sortie Report
303 4 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fassberg, Germany
Tail Gunner 44‑8649 Combat Mission Credit
Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report
305 6 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary)
Type: Transportation
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Co-pilot 43‑37917 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
306 7 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant
Type: Military
Location: Hitzacker, Germany
Co-pilot 42‑37788 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report
307 9 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
Co-pilot 42‑97309 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
308 10 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area
Type: Military
Location: Oranienburg, Germany
Co-pilot 42‑37788 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
309 11 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Freiham, Germany
Pilot 43‑37917 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
310 14 April 1945 Target: Gun Battery
Type: Military
Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France
Pilot 42‑102620 Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑37717. Flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report
314 19 April 1945 Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Elsterwerda, Germany
Pilot 43‑37717 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
Sortie Report

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