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Ritter, Martin Mayhon, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name Ritter, Martin Mayhon, Jr   
Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 35732461   
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #8 dated 9 January 1945, effective 9 January 1945.
Duty Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date 25 April 1945
Results Flying Combat Missions At End Of War
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 29 April 1925
  • Promoted to Sergeant effective 23 January 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #20 dated 23 January 1945.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 3 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 3 April 1945.
  • Promoted to Technical Sergeant effective 24 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #89 dated 24 April 1945.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album




Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Patterson, Nelton DrewardPilotFCMEW
2nd Lt. Bowman, Harold HoraceCo-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Nicholson, Louis TNavigatorFCMEW
CPL. Alderman, Robert Arthur, "Hoggy"TogglierFCMEW
CPL. Ritter, Martin Mayhon, JrRadio Operator / GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Moriarty, Ernest Condit, JrEngineer / Top Turret GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Fickling, Forrest EllisonBall Turret GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Yetter, William HTail GunnerFCMEW
S/SGT. Kalinoski, Frank FFlexible GunnerCT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 29 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
260 23 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany
Radio Operator 43‑38752 Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back due to failure of #1 engine. Landed away at Alconbury Airfield, AAF Station 102
Sortie Report
261 28 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Radio Operator 44‑6514 Combat Mission Credit
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263 1 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Radio Operator 43‑37843 Combat Mission Credit
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264 3 February 1945 Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany
Radio Operator 43‑37843 Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron, Flying Spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report
266 14 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany
Radio Operator 43‑37843 Combat Mission Credit
May have flown with another group.
Sortie Report
268 19 February 1945 Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Radio Operator 43‑37843 Combat Mission Credit
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270 21 February 1945 Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany
Radio Operator 43‑38800 Combat Mission Credit
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271 22 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ülzen, Germany
Radio Operator 43‑37843 Combat Mission Credit
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272 23 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Plauen, Germany
Radio Operator 43‑38630 Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Boxted Airfield, AAF Station 150.
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277 28 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hagen, Germany
Radio Operator 43‑37843 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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278 1 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany
Radio Operator 43‑37843 Combat Mission Credit
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280 3 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany
Radio Operator 43‑37843 Combat Mission Credit
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281 4 March 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ulm, Germany
Radio Operator 43‑37843 Combat Mission Credit
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292 19 March 1945 Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany
Radio Operator 44‑8430 Combat Mission Credit
41C Group.
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293 20 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Radio Operator 44‑8430 Combat Mission Credit
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294 22 March 1945 Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E
Type: Military
Location: Westerholt, Germany
Radio Operator 44‑8430 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship. Returned with #1 engine feathered.
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295 23 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany
Radio Operator 42‑97510 Combat Mission Credit
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297 24 March 1945 Target: Twente Enschede Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Radio Operator 43‑37717 Combat Mission Credit
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299 28 March 1945 Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works
Type: Industry
Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany
Radio Operator 44‑6514 Combat Mission Credit
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300 30 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard
Machine Shop
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany
Radio Operator 42‑37788 Combat Mission Credit
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301 31 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Radio Operator 43‑38766 Combat Mission Credit
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304 5 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ingolstadt, Germany
Radio Operator 43‑38678 Combat Mission Credit
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305 6 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary)
Type: Transportation
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Radio Operator 44‑6514 Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Did not take off; crew did not switch to a Spare Aircraft.
Sortie Report
306 7 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant
Type: Military
Location: Hitzacker, Germany
Radio Operator 44‑6592 Combat Mission Credit
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307 9 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
Radio Operator 44‑6514 Combat Mission Credit
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308 10 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area
Type: Military
Location: Oranienburg, Germany
Radio Operator 44‑6514 Combat Mission Credit
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309 11 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Freiham, Germany
Radio Operator 44‑6514 Combat Mission Credit
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311 15 April 1945 Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac
Type: Military
Location: Royan, France
Radio Operator 44‑6514 Combat Mission Credit
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312 16 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Regensburg, Germany
Radio Operator 42‑37788 Combat Mission Credit
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313 17 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany
Radio Operator 42‑37788 Combat Mission Credit
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316 25 April 1945 Target: Skoda Armament Works
Type: Industry
Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Radio Operator 44‑8679 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron Flying Spare. Joined formation. On return, landed at B-51 (Lille/Vendeville, France) due to battle damage.
Sortie Report

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