Carr, Robert John

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Carr, Robert John ⇗
Rank	Flight Officer / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-2008932
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #239 dated 5 December 1944, effective 5 December 1944.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	21 November 1945
Results	Flying Combat Missions At End Of War
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 19 July 1921 Discharged to be appointed Second Lieutenant in the Army of the United States effective 21 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #43 dated 22 February 1945. Placed on Temporary Duty for approximately three days to Paris for Baseball Activities; AAF Station 2 Special Orders #18 dated 4 August 1945. Placed on indefinite Detached Service (DS) at The Martinez Hotel, Cannes, France to await transfer. Officer will report to the Commanding Officer, Martinez Hotel for duty, EDCMR 21 November 1945. AAF Station 195 Special Orders #89 dated 20 November 1945.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. MacDonald, Ranald Hugh, III⇗	Pilot	FCMEW
2nd Lt. Jones, Robert McCord, "Mack"⇗	Co-pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Carr, Robert John	Navigator	FCMEW
2nd Lt. Slachetka, Henry Joseph⇗	Bombardier	FCMEW
CPL. Hilliard, Donald Ervin⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
CPL. Cunningham, John F⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Holmes, Edwin Lamar⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Hughes, Ralph B⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Casagrande, Mario Joseph⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 23 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Navigator	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
241⇗	19 December 1944	Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany	Navigator	43‑37917⇗	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. Sortie Report⇗
242⇗	23 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany	Navigator	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Castle Camps, Cambs., due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
244⇗	27 December 1944	Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany	Navigator	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
245⇗	28 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany	Navigator	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Navigator	43‑38823⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
247⇗	31 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Navigator	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
249⇗	2 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany	Navigator	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Navigator	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Navigator	43‑38800⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. Sortie Report⇗
259⇗	22 January 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany	Navigator	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8408. Landed away at Wittering. Sortie Report⇗
263⇗	1 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	44‑6514⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at at Sudbury Airfield, AAF Station 174, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
267⇗	15 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Navigator	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report⇗
268⇗	19 February 1945	Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Navigator	43‑38673⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
272⇗	23 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany	Navigator	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Navigator	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Navigator	43‑39138⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
283⇗	8 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany	Navigator	44‑8541⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Navigator	44‑8789⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron Lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
293⇗	20 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑97592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Navigator	44‑8665⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
305⇗	6 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany	Navigator	42‑98027⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
309⇗	11 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany	Navigator	44‑8401⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗

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