Salley, Thomas Raysor, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Salley, Thomas Raysor, Jr ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-619621
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #139 dated 16 July 1944, effective 16 July 1944.
Duty	Co-pilot / Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	20 January 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 31 March 1924 Placed on seven days Temporary Duty (TD) to Southport, AAF Station 524 (a Flak house) on 20 October 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #207 dated 19 October 1944.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. LeDonne, Edward George, "Doc"⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Salley, Thomas Raysor, Jr	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Stern, Paul Bernard⇗	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Grady, George James⇗	Bombardier	POW
SGT. Bickford, Robert George⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TBD
S/SGT. O'Hare, Richard Walter⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Williams, Herbert Howard⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Sievert, Clifford Leroy⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Early, James Walker⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Tormey, Robert DePaul⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
166⇗	28 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
168⇗	31 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
169⇗	1 August 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France	Co-pilot	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
174⇗	7 August 1944	Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France	Co-pilot	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
175⇗	8 August 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France	Co-pilot	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
176⇗	9 August 1944	Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
182⇗	18 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium	Pilot	42‑102500⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗
184⇗	25 August 1944	Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany	Pilot	42‑107083⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
185⇗	26 August 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Pilot	42‑107083⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
188⇗	5 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Manston due to battle damage: flak shot out hydraulic system. Sortie Report⇗
190⇗	9 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Dropped eight bombs on target; four after target (equipment malfunction). Sortie Report⇗
191⇗	10 September 1944	Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
194⇗	13 September 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Pilot	42‑107083⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
197⇗	21 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
198⇗	25 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
200⇗	27 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Low group Sortie Report⇗
201⇗	28 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
203⇗	2 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Pilot	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
206⇗	6 October 1944	Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit A group. Sortie Report⇗
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Pilot	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Fourth Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
211⇗	15 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
213⇗	18 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
217⇗	1 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Pilot	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
221⇗	6 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Pilot	43‑37713⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Low Squadron. Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare, 41st Bomb Wing A group; joined formation. Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Pilot	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Pilot	42‑102933⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
231⇗	27 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany	Pilot	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at White Waltham with two engines out; reason unknown. Sortie Report⇗
235⇗	4 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany	Pilot	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗

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