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Sutphin, Richard Eugene

Individual Personnel Data
Name Sutphin, Richard Eugene
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Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 36876362
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 17 July 1944, effective 17 July 1944.
Duty Flexible Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 3 February 1945
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 12 June 1917
  • Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #163 dated 14 August 1944.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #186 dated 20 September 1944.
  • Placed on seven days Temporary Duty (TD) to Southport, AAF Station 524 (a Flak house) on 19 October 1944 to carry out the orders of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #207 dated 19 October 1944.
Related Documents Accident Report # 44-11-16-527⇓ (10.047 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Green, Loren Lester⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Abbott, Edward William, Jr, "Ted"⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Seydel, Philip (NMI)⇗NavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Thielen, Albert Finn, Jr⇗BombardierTR
S/SGT. Myers, Robert Holland⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
S/SGT. Bordelon, Nolan Joseph⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Vaniglia, Frank (NMI)⇗Ball Turret GunnerKIA
SGT. Zager, Donald Arthur⇗Tail GunnerCT
SGT. McAnally, Edmon Molene⇗Flexible GunnerCT
CPL. Sutphin, Richard EugeneFlexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
169⇗ 1 August 1944 Target: Railroad Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Chartres, France 		Ball Turret 43‑37917⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Group, Low Squadron Lead.
Sortie Report⇗
173⇗ 5 August 1944 Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Langenhagen, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6109⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead, low group.
Sortie Report⇗
185⇗ 26 August 1944 Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37971⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead, high group.
Sortie Report⇗
187⇗ 3 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6109⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
195⇗ 17 September 1944 Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical
Type: Military
Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands 		Ball Turret 42‑102518⇗ Combat Mission Credit
C Squadron. Ground Spare aircraft; replaced 42‑37971.
Sortie Report⇗
197⇗ 21 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mainz, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑8007⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing lead. PFF ship.
Sortie Report⇗
201⇗ 28 September 1944 Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Magdeburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38548⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
202⇗ 30 September 1944 Target: Handorf Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Münster, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑107148⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Returned Early
Turned back within sight of the target 'due to severe oil leakage and inability to feather two engines. Major Stone, however, awarded us credit for the mission.' per Wallace Storey, 2014.
Sortie Report⇗
203⇗ 2 October 1944 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38579⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
206⇗ 6 October 1944 Target: M/T Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland 		Ball Turret 42‑97521⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flying spare; joined A group.
Sortie Report⇗
207⇗ 7 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Leipzig, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37917⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
208⇗ 9 October 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37717⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
209⇗ 11 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37717⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Second Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗
210⇗ 14 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report⇗
212⇗ 17 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑32106⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
213⇗ 18 October 1944 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑32106⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High Squadron. Aborted due to personnel illness.
Sortie Report⇗
216⇗ 30 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37971⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
217⇗ 1 November 1944 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38721⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
218⇗ 2 November 1944 Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38721⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
219⇗ 4 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38721⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
226⇗ 16 November 1944 Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions
Type: Military
Location: Eschweiler, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38721⇗ Combat Mission Credit
On return to England, in bad weather, pilots were instructed to divert and land at Stratford. Lt. Green landed long and collided with an aircraft still on the runway.
Sortie Report⇗
229⇗ 25 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑8409⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at AAF Bovingdon, Station 112, due to weather.
Sortie Report⇗
231⇗ 27 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Offenburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102518⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
232⇗ 29 November 1944 Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38823⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
233⇗ 30 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102518⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
234⇗ 2 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38721⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
235⇗ 4 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Soest, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37717⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗
238⇗ 11 December 1944 Target: Road & Rail Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102518⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron, B Group, hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
239⇗ 12 December 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102518⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
240⇗ 18 December 1944 Target: Road Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Gemünd, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37917⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
244⇗ 27 December 1944 Target: Bridge (Tactical)
Type: Transportation
Location: Altenahr, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑38673⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗
251⇗ 5 January 1945 Target: Landing Ground
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑37788⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, for fuel.
Sortie Report⇗
253⇗ 8 January 1945 Target: Railroad
Type: Transportation
Location: Kyllburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97271⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
257⇗ 20 January 1945 Target: Rail and Road Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97510⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Cheddington Airfield, AAF Station 113.
Sortie Report⇗
260⇗ 23 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑102518⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back due to mechanical failure. Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121.
Sortie Report⇗
263⇗ 1 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑102518⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
264⇗ 3 February 1945 Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38823⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗

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