Name | Thorne, Richard W |
Rank | Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 36860092 |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Flexible Gunner |
MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 26 June 1945 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Smith, Eliot Henry⇗ | Pilot | CT |
Flt. Ofcr. Seipold, Charles Frederick, Jr⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Henly, Harry Richard⇗ | Navigator | CT |
CPL. Witt, Charles Dean⇗ | Togglier | TR |
SGT. Hodge, Robert Merrill⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
CPL. Birkholz, John Melvin⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. O'Brien, Joseph Walter⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Stanick, Paul Jacob⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Thorne, Richard W | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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270⇗ | 21 February 1945 |
Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑39053⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
271⇗ | 22 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑6882⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
272⇗ | 23 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑39197⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
274⇗ | 25 February 1945 |
Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑39060⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
280⇗ | 3 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38588⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
282⇗ | 7 March 1945 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
284⇗ | 9 March 1945 |
Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
285⇗ | 10 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑39060⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
287⇗ | 12 March 1945 |
Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
288⇗ | 14 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
289⇗ | 15 March 1945 |
Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
291⇗ | 18 March 1945 |
Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38747⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
292⇗ | 19 March 1945 |
Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Low Squadron Flying Spare. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
293⇗ | 20 March 1945 |
Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
294⇗ | 22 March 1945 |
Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
296⇗ | 24 March 1945 |
Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
298⇗ | 26 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Landed away at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, on return due to low fuel. Crew and aircraft remained there overnight. Sortie Report⇗ |
299⇗ | 28 March 1945 |
Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
300⇗ | 30 March 1945 |
Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard Machine Shop Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38994⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
312⇗ | 16 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑39197⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
315⇗ | 20 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to uncontrollable propellor. Sortie Report⇗ |