Ray, Jack F

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Ray, Jack F ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	36852751
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #65 dated 25 March 1945, effective 25 March 1945. Transferred to the transferred for shipment to Zone Of the Interior (ZOI), per Istres Special Orders #38 dated 23 February 1946., effective 23 February 1946.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	23 February 1946
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Ray was flying combat missions at the end of the war. Promoted to Sergeant effective 8 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #75 dated 8 April 1945. Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS 514 per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 24 May 1945. Promoted to Technical Sergeant on AAF Station 195 Special Orders #107 dated 18 December 1945. Transferred to Headquarters, 384th Bombardment Group (H) on AAF Station 195 Special Orders # 113 dated 27 December 1945.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Porter, James L⇗	Pilot	TBD
2nd Lt. Hatch, William J⇗	Co-pilot	TBD
2nd Lt. Ford, Edward A⇗	Navigator	TBD
2nd Lt. Fisher, Morton I⇗	Bombardier	CT
CPL. Ray, Jack F	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
CPL. Lunoe, William E⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TR
CPL. Eastman, Clifford D⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TR
T/SGT. Johnston, Alvin Theodore⇗	Tail Gunner	TBD
CPL. Bogue, Lee Junior⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 10 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
305⇗	6 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
306⇗	7 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6882⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
307⇗	9 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
308⇗	10 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39197⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
309⇗	11 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
310⇗	14 April 1945	Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France	Radio Operator	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
311⇗	15 April 1945	Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France	Radio Operator	44‑6909⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
312⇗	16 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39197⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
313⇗	17 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39197⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
314⇗	19 April 1945	Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6909⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
315⇗	20 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102661⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to uncontrollable propellor. Sortie Report⇗

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