Ryan, John C

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Ryan, John C ⇗
Rank	Flight Officer / Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-2029781
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #29 dated 5 February 1945, effective 5 February 1945.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	23 February 1946
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Ryan was flying combat missions at the end of the war. Granted a seven (7) day leave of absence plus five (5) days travel time on or about 28 December 1945 to visit Leicester, England on AAF Station 195 Special Orders #112 dated 24 December 1945. Relieved from assignment to the 546th BS and transferred for shipment to ZI on Istres SO #38 dated 23 February 1946.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Grove, Alfred W⇗	Pilot	TR
Flt. Ofcr. Ryan, John C	Co-pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Hamilton, Frederick Reeves⇗	Navigator	FCMEW
CPL. Brubaker, James Melvin⇗	Togglier	CT
CPL. Wininger, Dexter Gene⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Fulmer, LeRoy Edward⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	FCMEW
PVT. Marwitz, Raymann Alvin⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Clements, William H, Jr⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Turner, Clarence L⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 26 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
270⇗	21 February 1945	Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑39138⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
274⇗	25 February 1945	Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
278⇗	1 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97824⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to #2 engine failure. Sortie Report⇗
279⇗	2 March 1945	Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
286⇗	11 March 1945	Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
287⇗	12 March 1945	Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑8430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
289⇗	15 March 1945	Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
290⇗	17 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
291⇗	18 March 1945	Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6898⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8608. Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41D Squadron. Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to low fuel; crew remained at Manston overnight. Sortie Report⇗
294⇗	22 March 1945	Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑39164. Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6892⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102620⇗	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	Co-pilot	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
301⇗	31 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6892⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
304⇗	5 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
305⇗	6 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6892⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at A-84, Chievres, Belgium, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
306⇗	7 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
307⇗	9 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6892⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
308⇗	10 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6476⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
309⇗	11 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6892⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Landed at A-68, Juvincourt, France, for fuel and returned to base. Sortie Report⇗
310⇗	14 April 1945	Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France	Co-pilot	43‑39444⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
312⇗	16 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
313⇗	17 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑6892. Sortie Report⇗
314⇗	19 April 1945	Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑8608⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
316⇗	25 April 1945	Target: Skoda Armament Works Type: Industry Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia	Co-pilot	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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