Martin, Rudolph Alfred

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Martin, Rudolph Alfred, "Rudy" ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-675361
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #38 dated 28 June 1943, effective 28 June 1943.
Duty	Co-pilot / Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	29 December 1943
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information	Placed on Temporary Duty for seven days to American Red Cross, Southport on or about 5 September 1943 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #89 dated 4 September 1943. Ditched, and entire crew rescued on 1 December 1943 mission to Solingen, Germany; no MACR. Completed his 25th operational mission on 22 December (sic) and departed for the USA on 29 December 1943, per squadron history (microfilm A0641-00198).
Related Documents	Wartime Press Releases⇓ (0.763 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Willing, Mark Skinner, Jr⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Martin, Rudolph Alfred, "Rudy"	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Haley, Bruce Thomas⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Brown, Robert E⇗	Bombardier	CT
T/SGT. Pisarski, Joseph Frank⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
T/SGT. Holloway, Durwood Harmon⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Ott, Robert Edward⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Pharr, Keating Sams⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
PVT. Smith, Walter Blaine⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Soto, Roman Serrano, "Ray"⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 25 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
7⇗	10 July 1943	Target: Drucat Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Abbeville, France	Co-pilot	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
8⇗	14 July 1943	Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Co-pilot	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
9⇗	24 July 1943	Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway	Co-pilot	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
11⇗	28 July 1943	Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
12⇗	29 July 1943	Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29686⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
13⇗	30 July 1943	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
14⇗	12 August 1943	Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
15⇗	15 August 1943	Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France	Co-pilot	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
16⇗	16 August 1943	Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Co-pilot	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
17⇗	17 August 1943	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑5855⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk - an RAF 'emergency landing field.' Sortie Report⇗
18⇗	27 August 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Watten, France	Co-pilot	42‑5852⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
19⇗	31 August 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France	Co-pilot	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
20⇗	3 September 1943	Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France	Co-pilot	42‑29768⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗
24⇗	16 September 1943	Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France	Co-pilot	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF St. Athan, Wales. Sortie Report⇗
25⇗	23 September 1943	Target: Submarine Repair Ship Type: Submarine Facility Location: Nantes, France	Co-pilot	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
28⇗	4 October 1943	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Observer	42‑5838⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗
29⇗	8 October 1943	Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
30⇗	9 October 1943	Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany	Co-pilot	41‑24529⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑3216. Subsequently aborted, unable to locate formation after late takeoff. Sortie Report⇗
32⇗	14 October 1943	Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29768⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back. Landed away at Ridgewell. Sortie Report⇗
33⇗	20 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29987⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑5838⇗	Combat Mission Credit Squadron of composite group lead. Sortie Report⇗
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Pilot	42‑31073⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
36⇗	16 November 1943	Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway	Pilot	42‑31073⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
37⇗	26 November 1943	Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany	Pilot	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
38⇗	29 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Pilot	42‑31073⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; #2 & #4 engines running rough. Sortie Report⇗
39⇗	1 December 1943	Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany	Pilot	42‑39796⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ditched off Portsmouth, entire crew rescued; no MACR. Sortie Report⇗
42⇗	13 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Pilot	41‑24578⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Lead group, high Squadron deputy. Turned back ten minutes from target with bad supercharger on #2 engine. Sortie Report⇗
43⇗	16 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Pilot	42‑37801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Polebrook. Sortie Report⇗
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Pilot	42‑37801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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