Pryor, Raymond Thomas

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Pryor, Raymond Thomas ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-672157
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #164 dated 10 December 1943, effective 10 December 1943. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - 305th Bomb Group, effective 20 March 1944.
Duty	Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	24 July 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Appointed First Lieutenant effective 23 February 1944 per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 2 March 1944. Promoted to Captain on 25 June 1944. Microfilm record A0640-01601.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Pryor, Raymond Thomas	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Harmon, Frank James⇗	Navigator	CT
S/SGT. Lewis, James William, Jr⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	WIA
SGT. Coppage, Raymond Donald⇗	Tail Gunner	TR

Crew History

The Pryor crew, composed of only 5 members when assigned, did not stay together for their entire combat tour. In fact, James Lewis flew no missions with Pryor. The others flew together for eighteen to twenty-two missions, with the balance of the crew provided by a variety of other personnel.

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 31 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
51⇗	7 January 1944	Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37885⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous. Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37792⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Co-pilot	42‑37792⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Pilot	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Pilot	42‑31433⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31484. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Pilot	42‑3441⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
59⇗	5 February 1944	Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France	Pilot	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Pilot	42‑29809⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1031 hrs due to defective bomb racks; bombs were released when bombardier released bomb bay tanks over North Sea. Sortie Report⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Pilot	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Pilot	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Stansted, Essex, due to low fuel and #1 engine knocked out by flak. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑97521⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Turned back with #1 engine out. Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Pilot	42‑31926⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Pilot	42‑29632⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, High Squadron, Lead Group. Landed away at RAF Boreham, Essex, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Pilot	42‑31166⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑37792⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1010 hrs because engineer was knocked out while fixing the ball turret; when azimuth power switch was released, it caused the turret to swing around and hit the engineer in the head; he was taken to Thrapston Hospital for observation. Sortie Report⇗
72⇗	6 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑3440⇗	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Did not take off because of gas leak. Sortie Report⇗
73⇗	8 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
74⇗	9 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
75⇗	16 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Pilot	42‑97521⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 0955 hrs because #3 & #4 engines failed; #1 oil cooler was leaking very badly and the lead was off of sparkplug of #7 cylinder, #2 engine. Sortie Report⇗
76⇗	18 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Pilot	42‑97081⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
77⇗	19 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France	Pilot	42‑31166⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
91⇗	19 April 1944	Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany	Pilot	42‑97522⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. PFF ship and unidentified crew members supplied by the 305th BG. Sortie Report⇗
100⇗	4 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑97533⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41st Combat Wing deputy. PFF aircraft and unidentified crew members were provided by the 305th BG at Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
106⇗	12 May 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑39766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. PFF aircraft and unidentified crew members provided by 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
109⇗	19 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑97574⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. PFF aircraft and unidentified crew members provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston AAF, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
112⇗	22 May 1944	Target: Warehouse District in the Dock Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Pilot	42‑97533⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing Lead. PFF aircraft and remainder of unidentified crew members supplied by 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
114⇗	24 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Military Installations Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97647⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing Lead. PFF ship and radio operator (T/Sgt L A Taylor) provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Col. William L Travis, 41st Bomb Wing, aboard as combat flight leader. Sortie Report⇗
116⇗	27 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Pilot	42‑97699⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Deputy. PFF ship provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
123⇗	2 June 1944	Target: Four Medium Howitzer Batteries, Tactical Support Type: Military Location: Neufchatel (5 miles SE of Hardelot), France	Pilot	42‑97699⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group Lead. PFF ship and unidentified crew members provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
124⇗	3 June 1944	Target: Coastal Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Le Touquet, France	Pilot	42‑97699⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group Lead. PFF aircraft and unidentified crew members provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
126⇗	5 June 1944	Target: Field Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: La Fosse, France	Pilot	42‑97574⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Lead. PFF ship and unidentified crew members provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
128⇗	6 June 1944	Target: Two Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France	Pilot	42‑97699⇗	Combat Mission Credit L Squadron Lead. PFF ship and unidentified crew members provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
141⇗	20 June 1944	Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany	Pilot	42‑97699⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Lead. PFF ship provided by 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
142⇗	21 June 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Pilot	42‑97699⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Lead. PFF aircraft and unidentified crew members provided by 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
155⇗	11 July 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany	Pilot	42‑97699⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. PFF ship and unidentified crew members provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
156⇗	12 July 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany	Pilot	42‑97699⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. PFF ship and unidentified crew members provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
158⇗	16 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Pilot	42‑97543⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing Lead. This PFF ship was provided by the 305th BG, with a radar navigator, 1Lt Albert G D'Amico, from the 306th BG. Sortie Report⇗
161⇗	19 July 1944	Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany	Pilot	42‑97699⇗	Combat Mission Credit Division lead; Col. William L Travis, 41st Bomb Wing, aboard as combat flight leader. PFF ship and unidentified crew members provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗

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