Berwald, Raymond Edward

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Berwald, Raymond Edward ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-2061330
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #204 dated 15 October 1944, effective 15 October 1944.
Duty	Bombardier / Navigator
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	12 March 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 1 April 1925 Graduated from Bombardier School at Midland AAF, Midland, Texas, Class #44-08, 10 June 1944.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 45-02-01-539⇓ (3.203 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
Capt. Gilmore, James Robson⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Tuck, Sam Gail⇗	Co-pilot	TBD
2nd Lt. Bink, Howard Hill⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Berwald, Raymond Edward	Bombardier	CT
SGT. London, Albert (NMI)⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
CPL. Bierowski, Mitchell Stephen⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Dameron, Fred (NMI)⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Lewandowski, Leo Joseph⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Gibson, Vergil LeRoy⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
CPL. Lott, Homer Lee⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Fourth Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
216⇗	30 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
217⇗	1 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Bombardier	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Bombardier	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Bombardier	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
225⇗	11 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
229⇗	25 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
231⇗	27 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
237⇗	9 December 1944	Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany	Navigator	42‑39888⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; #1 feathered and #2 prop ran away. Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
239⇗	12 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	43‑38850⇗	Combat Mission Credit Last observed over France with many holes in his gas tank; presumably landed in allied territory; returned to base later. Sortie Report⇗
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Navigator	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
243⇗	24 December 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany	Navigator	43‑38927⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
245⇗	28 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany	Navigator	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Navigator	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
249⇗	2 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany	Navigator	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Navigator	42‑102620⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Aborted due to supercharger failure. Sortie Report⇗
251⇗	5 January 1945	Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany	Navigator	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Navigator	43‑38927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Navigator	43‑38927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Navigator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Navigator	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report⇗
260⇗	23 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Navigator	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at North Pickenham Airfield, AAF Station 143. Sortie Report⇗
262⇗	29 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Siegen, Germany	Navigator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
263⇗	1 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	43‑38927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Crashed on return from mission while attempting to land at Molesworth Airfield, AAF Station 107, due to low fuel. Aircraft destroyed, no injuries to crew. Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
265⇗	9 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Navigator	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
266⇗	14 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Navigator	42‑97824⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to a runaway propellor. Sortie Report⇗
267⇗	15 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Navigator	42‑37822⇗	Did not take off because bad weather halted flight operations. Sortie Report⇗
270⇗	21 February 1945	Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Navigator	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
272⇗	23 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany	Navigator	43‑38974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Rattlesden Airfield, AAF Station 126. Sortie Report⇗
277⇗	28 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany	Navigator	43‑38588⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗

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