Silverman, Murray Carlton

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Silverman, Murray Carlton ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-2071486 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #258 dated 28 December 1944, effective 28 December 1944.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	20 January 1945
Results	Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Plot D Row 1 Grave 78
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 19 December 1922
Related Documents	Accident Report # 45-01-20-527⇓ (5.643 MB)

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Brown, Willard A, Jr⇗	Pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Gray, Harold Reginald⇗	Co-pilot	FCMEW
2nd Lt. Silverman, Murray Carlton	Navigator	KIA
CPL. Minter, Louis Arlington⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
CPL. DeMattei, Laurence Charles⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Volpe, Roland (NMI)⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Pacocha, Edward John⇗	Spot Jammer	CT
CPL. Meyette, Raymond Perley⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Myers, Ben Rice, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	43‑38542⇗	Combat Mission Credit Crash landed near Molesworth Airfield, AAF Station 107 due to weather and engine failures; 2 crew killed, 7 seriously injured. Sortie Report⇗

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