Murray, John Phillip

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Murray, John Phillip ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-834479
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #247 dated 16 December 1944, effective 16 December 1944. Transferred to the Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station 594, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 20 May 1945, effective 20 May 1945.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	20 May 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 13 April 1918 Departed Grafton Underwood to AAF Station 594 on 20 May 1945. Returned to the ZOI via B-17.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Murray, John Phillip	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Hollenbeck, Leonard Avenel⇗	Navigator	CT
CPL. Elliott, William Richard⇗	Togglier	CT
SGT. Smith, William Weston⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
CPL. Wilcher, Charles Nelson⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Farrell, Richard Cornwall⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Pyle, Joseph Edgar⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Mutchler, James Charles, "Jim"⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 30 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
251⇗	5 January 1945	Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
252⇗	7 January 1945	Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
253⇗	8 January 1945	Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
254⇗	10 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38673⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to personnel illness (Hughes). Sortie Report⇗
255⇗	15 January 1945	Target: Neuburg Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38721⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
256⇗	17 January 1945	Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
257⇗	20 January 1945	Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Little Walden Airfield, AAF Station 165. Sortie Report⇗
260⇗	23 January 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying Spare, joined formation. Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
269⇗	20 February 1945	Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
271⇗	22 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38823. Sortie Report⇗
272⇗	23 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38823⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
276⇗	27 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
278⇗	1 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit 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	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
287⇗	12 March 1945	Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑39019⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
290⇗	17 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany	Co-pilot	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron Deputy and Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
293⇗	20 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97592⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
299⇗	28 March 1945	Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works Type: Industry Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97986⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron Deputy Sortie Report⇗
302⇗	3 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
303⇗	4 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
313⇗	17 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Pilot	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
314⇗	19 April 1945	Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany	Pilot	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
315⇗	20 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Seddin, Germany	Pilot	43‑38673⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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