Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Patefield, Richard Arthur ‡
|
| Rank |
Flight Officer |
| Serial Number |
T-123951 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, effective 16 April 1944. |
| Duty |
Navigator |
| MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
| Last Duty Date |
24 April 1944 |
| Results |
Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Wisconsin Memorial Park
Brookfield, Waukesha County, Wisconsin |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 4349⇓ (17.726 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Bice, William Leslie, "Buddy"⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Griggs, Frederick Monroe⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| Flt. Ofcr. Patefield, Richard Arthur | Navigator | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Masterson, Donald Joy⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Schepers, Bob Eugene⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Atkinson, Robert Vernon⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. McLimans, Joseph Emmett⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| CPL. Congdon, Robert Earl⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Kelley, Luther Irwin⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Jackson, Leslie Hall⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1
Combat Mission.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
94⇗ |
24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Navigator |
42‑97372⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Hit by flak near Munich; #2 engine on fire but plane under control; bombed target; crashed near Füssen, Germany. MACR 4349. Navigator seriously wounded; died on 16 May 1944 in a German hospital.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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