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Barry, William Rudisill

Individual Personnel Data
Name Barry, William Rudisill   ‡
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Rank Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number O-795240   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #157 dated 5 August 1944, effective 5 August 1944.
Duty Navigator
MOS1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date 10 January 1945
Results Missing In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Tablets of the Missing
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 26 March 1918
  • His name appears most often as 'William D Barry.'
  • Ordered on seven days Temporary Duty to Roke Manor, AAF Station 503 (a Flak house) on 21 December 1944 to carry out instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #249 dated 18 December 1944.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 11578⇓ (6.263 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Owens, Robert Clare⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Buswell, Richard Grant⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Barry, William RudisillNavigatorMIA
2nd Lt. Muller-Thym, Lambert (NMI)⇗BombardierFCMEW
CPL. Munro, William David⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
CPL. Squier, Vanny DeForest⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Horan, Albert Sherwood⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
CPL. King, Carleton William⇗Tail GunnerCT
CPL. Gardner, Vernon Percy⇗Flexible GunnerCT
PVT. Berry, Ivan Carl⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 27 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
182⇗ 18 August 1944 Target: Tactical: Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Vise, Belgium 		Navigator 43‑37917⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
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186⇗ 30 August 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Crepieul, France 		Navigator 42‑38208⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
189⇗ 8 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group flying spare; returned as briefed.
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190⇗ 9 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6135⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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191⇗ 10 September 1944 Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Sindelfingen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑102566⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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192⇗ 11 September 1944 Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97142⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group, 41B Group Flying Spare. Filled in position in 41A Group.
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195⇗ 17 September 1944 Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical
Type: Military
Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands 		Navigator 44‑6105⇗ Combat Mission Credit
A Squadron.
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196⇗ 19 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany 		Navigator 42‑37822⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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197⇗ 21 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mainz, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97263⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Low group
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198⇗ 25 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Navigator 42‑37788⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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201⇗ 28 September 1944 Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Magdeburg, Germany 		Navigator 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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205⇗ 5 October 1944 Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead. Gee-H ship.
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213⇗ 18 October 1944 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Navigator 42‑97824⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Relinquished lead to deputy on bomb run after Gee-H equipment failed.
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215⇗ 25 October 1944 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑102449⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship. Took lead at IP and guided Squadron to an attack on the primary target using Gee-H.
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223⇗ 9 November 1944 Target: Ground Installations
Type: Military
Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France 		Navigator 43‑38842⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship, loaned by the 303rd BG, with 384th crew. Led Squadron on bomb run, but had to make a second run because of conflicting traffic.
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224⇗ 10 November 1944 Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41C Group, Gee-H aircraft; flew with 381st BG; remaining crew positions filled by non-384th personnel.
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226⇗ 16 November 1944 Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions
Type: Military
Location: Eschweiler, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
PFF & Gee-H ship; lead Squadron lead, 41st Bomb Wing D group. Landed away at RAF Tilstock, Shropshire, due to weather.
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231⇗ 27 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Offenburg, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8007⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
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234⇗ 2 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8007⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Division lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
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235⇗ 4 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Soest, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38262⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Loaned to the 398th BG for today's mission. Manned by 398th personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
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237⇗ 9 December 1944 Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany 		Navigator 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
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238⇗ 11 December 1944 Target: Road & Rail Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Navigator 42‑107125⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Loaned to the 381st BG for today's mission. Manned by 381st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
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240⇗ 18 December 1944 Target: Road Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Gemünd, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38016⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Loaned to the 92nd BG for today's mission. Manned by 92nd personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
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241⇗ 19 December 1944 Target: Railway Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Glaadt, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales.
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246⇗ 30 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Limburg, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38016⇗ Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Loaned to the 91st BG for today's mission. Manned by 91st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
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247⇗ 31 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38016⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Led high Squadron on a normal Gee-H bombing run.
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251⇗ 5 January 1945 Target: Landing Ground
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38016⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Gee-H ship. Loaned to the 401st BG with 384th Gee-H navigator; remainder of unidentified crew provided by the 401st.
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252⇗ 7 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point
Type: Military
Location: Blankenheim, Germany 		Navigator 42‑98027⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Gee-H ship; loaned to the 457th BG with a Gee-H navigator; remainder of unidentified crew provided by the 457th BG.
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253⇗ 8 January 1945 Target: Railroad
Type: Transportation
Location: Kyllburg, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38016⇗ Combat Mission Credit
PFF & Gee-H ship. Loaned to the 92nd BG with Gee-H navigator; remaining unidentified crew provided by 92nd BG. Bombed 92nd assigned primary target.
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254⇗ 10 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bonn, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8216⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Left formation 20 minutes prior to the IP, apparently due to flak damage. No communication was received from this aircraft regarding the abort. Crash site and fate of crew are unknown. MACR 11578
Sortie Report⇗

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