Voorhees, Ralph Warner

Individual Personnel Data
Name Voorhees, Ralph Warner   ‡
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Rank Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 17155146   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #79, effective 23 August 1943.
Duty Tail Gunner
Last Duty Date 13 April 1944
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15
DecorationsAwarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 13 April 1944 per General Orders #17, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 28 August 1945.
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 27 April 1912
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #127 dated 24 October 1943.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 3874⇓ (16.900 MB)



Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 22 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
25⇗ 23 September 1943 Target: Submarine Repair Ship
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Nantes, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑3218⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron Lead. Ground Spare Aircraft. Replaced 42‑29768.
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26⇗ 27 September 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑3218⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron Lead.
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29⇗ 8 October 1943 Target: Workshops
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑3218⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High Squadron lead. Turned back, unable to keep up with formation due to lack of power.
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30⇗ 9 October 1943 Target: Aircraft Factories
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Anklam, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑3441⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead.
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31⇗ 10 October 1943 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Münster, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑3218⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Low Squadron lead.
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32⇗ 14 October 1943 Target: Ball-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back. Landed away at Metfield.
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35⇗ 5 November 1943 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30033⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Returned Early
Turned back because of oxygen failure and #3 engine not operating properly; bombed a target of opportunity with unobserved results.
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37⇗ 26 November 1943 Target: City Center
Type: Non-Military
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑5444⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead.
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38⇗ 29 November 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑5838⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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46⇗ 24 December 1943 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Croisette, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑29828⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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57⇗ 3 February 1944 Target: Submarines (under construction)
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30026⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Group, Wing Lead.
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64⇗ 21 February 1944 Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Werl, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑37792⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
65⇗ 22 February 1944 Target: Aircraft Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑29632⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
41A Group.
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66⇗ 24 February 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑29632⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy, lead group.
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67⇗ 25 February 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 41‑24578⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41C Group, High Squadron, Low Group.
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73⇗ 8 March 1944 Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑97477⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
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74⇗ 9 March 1944 Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑38208⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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76⇗ 18 March 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97477⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41st Combat Bombardment Wing Lead.
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80⇗ 23 March 1944 Target: Airdrome and Airpark
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Gütersloh, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing lead. Gen. Robert F Travis, Commander, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing (H), Molesworth, England, was aboard this aircraft as Flight Leader.
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81⇗ 24 March 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑97124⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy.
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83⇗ 27 March 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Tours & Chartres, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑29651⇗ Combat Mission Credit
94 Group.
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85⇗ 29 March 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Nuthampstead due to weather.
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86⇗ 9 April 1944 Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Marienburg, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97228⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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87⇗ 10 April 1944 Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E)
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97124⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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88⇗ 11 April 1944 Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Sorau, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41st Combat Wing A lead.
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89⇗ 13 April 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑97233⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Shot down during fighter attacks which lasted from 1354 to 1357 hrs; crashed near Vielbrunn, Germany (27 km south of Aschaffenburg). MACR 3874
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