Baker, Dale Richard

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Baker, Dale Richard ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-768408
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #144 dated 22 July 1944, effective 22 July 1944.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	8 January 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 14 April 1918 Placed on seven days Temporary Duty (TD) to Furzedown House, AAF Station 563 (a Flak House) on 14 November 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #223 dated 12 November 1944.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 44-12-04-535⇓ (5.028 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Proctor, John Richard⇗	Pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Baker, Dale Richard	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Gary, Joseph Shirley⇗	Navigator	CT
1st Lt. McClure, Oscar Milton⇗	Bombardier	CT
SGT. Nieters, George Henry, Jr⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
SGT. Schulz, Russell Lloyd⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
CPL. Fox, Fred Calvin⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Northrup, Robert Louis⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
CPL. Curtin, Paul Robert⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
CPL. Luciano, Fred Joseph⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 36 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
171⇗	4 August 1944	Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97699⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Lead. PFF Ship. Sortie Report⇗
174⇗	7 August 1944	Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France	Co-pilot	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
175⇗	8 August 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France	Co-pilot	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
176⇗	9 August 1944	Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37788⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low group hot camera ship. Turned back having lost the formation. Sortie Report⇗
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Co-pilot	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗
180⇗	14 August 1944	Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
181⇗	16 August 1944	Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗
191⇗	10 September 1944	Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
192⇗	11 September 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
193⇗	12 September 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia	Co-pilot	44‑6141⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; engineer's arm crushed in top turret mechanism. Sortie Report⇗
194⇗	13 September 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6141⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
195⇗	17 September 1944	Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands	Co-pilot	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit B Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
197⇗	21 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6105⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
198⇗	25 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38016⇗	Combat Mission Credit C Wing, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
199⇗	26 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
201⇗	28 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
202⇗	30 September 1944	Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
203⇗	2 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with a runaway prop on #2 engine. Sortie credit. Sortie Report⇗
204⇗	3 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
205⇗	5 October 1944	Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Dropped out of formation after bombs away, but returned OK to base. Sortie Report⇗
206⇗	6 October 1944	Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland	Co-pilot	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit D group. Sortie Report⇗
208⇗	9 October 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
209⇗	11 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6512⇗	Combat Mission Credit Third Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
212⇗	17 October 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
213⇗	18 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
214⇗	19 October 1944	Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Fourth Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Co-pilot	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41D Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
225⇗	11 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97251⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
234⇗	2 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37822⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
235⇗	4 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38750⇗	Combat Mission Credit Crash-landed in an open field 1-1/2 miles north of Deenethorpe during assembly; all crew remained in plane and all were ok. Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
242⇗	23 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Horham due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
243⇗	24 December 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit 13F Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
246⇗	30 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38850⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
248⇗	1 January 1945	Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102661⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗

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