Urton, Raymond Lee

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Urton, Raymond Lee ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-672006
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #121 dated 18 October 1943, effective 18 October 1943.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	22 April 1944
Results	Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 8 March 1944 per General Orders #52, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 16 March 1944.
Additional Information	Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to Coombe House Hotel, Semley Dorsey (a FLAK House) on or about 18 January 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #9 dated 14 January 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Stearns, Clarence Grover, "Stearnie"⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Urton, Raymond Lee	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. McCafferty, John Andrew⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Deniro, Francis Raymond⇗	Bombardier	WIA
T/SGT. Householder, Allen (NMI)⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	WIA
T/SGT. Barkhurst, David Luther⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Fulwider, Albert Clayton, Jr⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Martell, Warren Harding⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Corrigan, Theodore Bernard⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Robison, John Timothy⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 26 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	41‑24578⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
36⇗	16 November 1943	Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway	Co-pilot	42‑37848⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
37⇗	26 November 1943	Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Warboys. Sortie Report⇗
38⇗	29 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39796⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; oxygen system problems. Sortie Report⇗
39⇗	1 December 1943	Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany	Co-pilot	41‑24578⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying Spare; joined formation. Landed away at Manston. Sortie Report⇗
40⇗	5 December 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	Co-pilot	42‑29733⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
43⇗	16 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	41‑24578⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Turned back over the North Sea (43°46'N,6°55'E) at 1247 hrs; #4 engine leaking oil badly, #3 supercharger inoperative at 20,000 ft, #2 prop ran away (split oil line) and had to be feathered. Attacked target of opportunity. Sortie Report⇗
47⇗	30 December 1943	Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37924⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
49⇗	4 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37924⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Joined formation of the 401st BG and completed the mission. Landed away at RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire, on return due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
53⇗	14 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France	Co-pilot	42‑31606⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31433⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Co-pilot	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Pilot	42‑31606⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑29703⇗	41B Group. Did not take off. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Pilot	42‑37801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy, 41st B Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Pilot	42‑37801⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41B Group, High Squadron Lead; landed away at RAF Eastchurch, Essex, due to severe snow storm. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Pilot	42‑31871⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Aborted 10 miles NW of Splasher 1 due to an oxygen leak. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Pilot	42‑31871⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑31433⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑31433⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
72⇗	6 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑37801⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off High group deputy, 40th Composite Combat Wing. Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing. Sortie Report⇗
73⇗	8 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑37801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑97231⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
87⇗	10 April 1944	Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium	Pilot	42‑97237⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Pilot	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
90⇗	18 April 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑97367⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
93⇗	22 April 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Pilot	42‑97237⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗

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