Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor

Individual Personnel Data
Name Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor
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Rank Second Lieutenant / Captain
Serial Number O-802730
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty Pilot
MOS1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date 2 October 1944
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 19 January 1918
  • Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to 8th Air Force Officers Rest Home, Aylesfield (a Flak House) on or about 20 April 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #73 dated 18 April 1944.
  • Appointed as a member of a Special Court-Martial Board per AAF Station Special Orders #108 dated 9 June 1944.
  • Granted a seven (7) day leave of absence effective 16 September 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #183 dated 15 September 1944.
  • The provisions of paragraph 6, Station Special Orders #108 dated 6 June 1944 appointing members of a Special Court Martial are revoked per paragraph 6, Station Special Orders #200 dated 9 October 1944.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Courtemanche, Ralph EudorPilotCT
2nd Lt. Hartness, Joseph George, Jr⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Parisette, Donald Frederick⇗NavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Thaxter, Floyd Wilson⇗BombardierCT
SGT. Brown, Oakley Wayne⇗Nose GunnerCT
S/SGT. Turner, Claude Murphy⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
CPL. Geronemo, James Anthony⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
PFC. Aronson, Isadore Irving⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Zee, Julius (NMI)⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
SGT. Zieba, Edmund (NMI)⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 30 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
42⇗ 13 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑31211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group.
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44⇗ 20 December 1943 Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Pilot 42‑37776⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Attlebridge due to low fuel.
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50⇗ 5 January 1944 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31222⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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54⇗ 21 January 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France 		Pilot 42‑39991⇗ This aircraft, prepared for the practice mission, was not dispatched on the operational mission, possibly due to insufficient time available to reconfigure it for combat in the 41B Group. Pilot for the intended practice mission, Courtemanche, did not take part in the combat mission.
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55⇗ 29 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31375⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
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56⇗ 30 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31045⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group.
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57⇗ 3 February 1944 Target: Submarines (under construction)
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31375⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group.
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62⇗ 11 February 1944 Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry)
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31375⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back at 1000 hrs because flight engineer became unconscious from anoxia and 'bends', requiring immediate medical attention.
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64⇗ 21 February 1944 Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Werl, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31375⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Released 25 parcels of G-27 'nickles' (propaganda leaflets) and six 500-pound general-purpose bombs on the target.
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66⇗ 24 February 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31375⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy, low group.
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67⇗ 25 February 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31222⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
41C Group, High Squadron, Lead Group. Turned back at 1142 hrs because fuel had to be siphoned out of #4 wing tank when fuel pressure went up to 19.5 lbs, and #3 engine began throwing oil.
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68⇗ 28 February 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France 		Pilot 42‑37776⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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69⇗ 2 March 1944 Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31375⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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70⇗ 3 March 1944 Target: Roller-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Pilot 42‑30026⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Uncontrollable superchargers made formation flying difficult.
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72⇗ 6 March 1944 Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31375⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing.
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75⇗ 16 March 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31375⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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76⇗ 18 March 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31375⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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79⇗ 22 March 1944 Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31375⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High Squadron, composite high group. Turned back at 1142 hrs because of excessive vibrations and loss of power in #2 engine.
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81⇗ 24 March 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31375⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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83⇗ 27 March 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Tours & Chartres, France 		Pilot 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41 Squadron.
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84⇗ 28 March 1944 Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dijon, France 		Pilot 42‑31375⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
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85⇗ 29 March 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31375⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy. Landed away at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, due to weather.
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86⇗ 9 April 1944 Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Marienburg, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31375⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk, on return due to low fuel.
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89⇗ 13 April 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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90⇗ 18 April 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Pilot 42‑107057⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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91⇗ 19 April 1944 Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany 		Pilot 42‑107057⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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99⇗ 1 May 1944 Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France 		Pilot 42‑107057⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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100⇗ 4 May 1944 Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Pilot 42‑107057⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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101⇗ 7 May 1944 Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Pilot 42‑107057⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead, low group.
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102⇗ 8 May 1944 Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Pilot 42‑102548⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back at 0856 hrs because left waist gunner became ill.
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104⇗ 9 May 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Thionville, France 		Pilot 42‑97251⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107057.
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105⇗ 11 May 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany 		Pilot 42‑107083⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group, Low Squadron Deputy.
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106⇗ 12 May 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group deputy.
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109⇗ 19 May 1944 Target: Unidentified Industrial Area
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group Deputy.
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114⇗ 24 May 1944 Target: Unidentified Military Installations
Type: Military
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group Deputy.
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119⇗ 29 May 1944 Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland 		Pilot 42‑97139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group Deputy.
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