Graham, Ralph R

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Graham, Ralph R ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	38470526
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #242 dated 10 December 1944, effective 10 December 1944.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	TBD
Results	TBD
Additional Information	Promoted to Sergeant effective 16 December 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #247 dated 16 December 1944. Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS 612 effective 9 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #54 dated 9 March 1945. Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 14 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #57 dated 14 March 1945. Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to Palace Hotel, Southport, APO 524 (A Flak House) on 26 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #63 dated 22 March 1945.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Boyette, Irving H⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Dott, Donald Shropshire⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Beltz, William R⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Frantzen, Donald J⇗	Bombardier	TR
CPL. Beall, Charles H⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
CPL. Barber, Raymond Clifford⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Chapman, Ralph Reese⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Graham, Ralph R	Tail Gunner	TBD
SGT. Pohlmann, John H⇗	Flexible Gunner	TBD

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 31 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
242⇗	23 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Horham due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
243⇗	24 December 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit 13F Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
245⇗	28 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38673⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
249⇗	2 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38721. Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Tail Gunner	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38823⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
259⇗	22 January 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
260⇗	23 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37917⇗	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Low Squadron hot camera ship; did not take off. Sortie Report⇗
261⇗	28 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
263⇗	1 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Alconbury Airfield, AAF Station 102, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
265⇗	9 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
266⇗	14 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Martlesham Heath Airfield, AAF Station 369, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
267⇗	15 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8679⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
278⇗	1 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6923⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
287⇗	12 March 1945	Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
291⇗	18 March 1945	Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
296⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
310⇗	14 April 1945	Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
311⇗	15 April 1945	Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac Type: Military Location: Royan, France	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
313⇗	17 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
314⇗	19 April 1945	Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
315⇗	20 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38673⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
316⇗	25 April 1945	Target: Skoda Armament Works Type: Industry Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia	Tail Gunner	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗

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