Gaither, Raymond A

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Gaither, Raymond A ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-672790 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 547th Bomb Squadron Unit History, effective 13 March 1943.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	12 August 1943
Results	Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium: Plot A Row 13 Grave 16
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 1921
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 286⇓ (21.422 MB) Accident Report # 43-05-19-11⇓ (5.690 MB)

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 10 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
--	19 May 1943	None Non-combat sortie	Co-pilot	42‑5851⇗	Non-combat sortie, ferrying aircraft from AAB Kearney, Nebraska, to Dow Field, Bangor, Maine, en-route to combat assignment in England. Failure of the left brake and subsequent pilot actions resulted in extensive damage to the aircraft. Sortie Report⇗
1⇗	22 June 1943	Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium	Co-pilot	42‑30065⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
2⇗	25 June 1943	Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑30065⇗	Combat Mission Credit Bombed an unknown city. Sortie Report⇗
4⇗	28 June 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France	Co-pilot	42‑3235⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑5849. Turned back with top turret and ball turret problems. Sortie Report⇗
5⇗	29 June 1943	Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Co-pilot	42‑30043⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
6⇗	4 July 1943	Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Le Mans, France	Co-pilot	42‑30065⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
8⇗	14 July 1943	Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Co-pilot	42‑30065⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
9⇗	24 July 1943	Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway	Co-pilot	42‑30065⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
11⇗	28 July 1943	Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑30065⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
12⇗	29 July 1943	Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑30065⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
13⇗	30 July 1943	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑30065⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Landed away at Horham, AAF Station 119, on return with extensive battle damage, low fuel, and a wounded crewman. Sortie Report⇗
14⇗	12 August 1943	Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑3104⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Damaged by enemy aircraft; crashed near 'House Oelgarten', Hennef, Germany. MACR 286 Sortie Report⇗

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