Kitzmiller, Richard Gorgas

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Kitzmiller, Richard Gorgas ‡ ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	33515776 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #247 dated 16 December 1944, effective 16 December 1944.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	TBD
Results	Flying Combat Missions At End Of War
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 3 October 1920 Promoted to Sergeant effective 1 January 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #1 dated 1 January 1945. Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS 612 effective 21 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #62 dated 21 March 1945. Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 1 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #70 dated 1 April 1945.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Peterson, Calvin James, "Pete"⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Voiland, Eugene Edward⇗	Co-pilot	CT
Flt. Ofcr. Rouse, Roscoe (NMI)⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Means, Bert George⇗	Bombardier	TR
CPL. Magilson, Raymond Howard, Jr⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TBD
CPL. Harting, Lester Elias⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Biedrzycki, Theodore (NMI)⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Kitzmiller, Richard Gorgas	Tail Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Eastell, Harry Theodore⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 31 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Left formation over friendly territory and landed on Continent, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
250⇗	3 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium	Tail Gunner	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
251⇗	5 January 1945	Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97521⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Landed away at Chelveston on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Tail 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	Tail Gunner	42‑102518⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to mechanical failure. Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report⇗
261⇗	28 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
263⇗	1 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38823⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
268⇗	19 February 1945	Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
269⇗	20 February 1945	Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
270⇗	21 February 1945	Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38823⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
271⇗	22 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
273⇗	24 February 1945	Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
278⇗	1 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑98027⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy and hot camera ship; PFF and Gee-H ship. May have taken over lead on return due to flak damage to the lead ship. Sortie Report⇗
279⇗	2 March 1945	Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8008⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39138⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
284⇗	9 March 1945	Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8211⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy and lead Squadron hot camera ship; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
290⇗	17 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8408⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8789⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron Lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away on continent at B-51, a British airfield at Lille/Vendeville, France, on return due to low fuel. Crew and aircraft remained there overnight. (Note on Tactical Interrogation Form: 'RAF - Good to us') Sortie Report⇗
299⇗	28 March 1945	Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97986⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron Deputy Sortie Report⇗
301⇗	31 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8668⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
306⇗	7 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant Type: Military Location: Hitzacker, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8221⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
310⇗	14 April 1945	Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France	Tail Gunner	44‑8211⇗	Combat Mission Credit Capt. Laboda, High Squadron Lead Sortie Report⇗
313⇗	17 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8007⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗
314⇗	19 April 1945	Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8541⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗

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