Richard, Oscar Gabriel, III

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Richard, Oscar Gabriel, III ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-746610 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #163 dated 8 December 1943, effective 9 December 1943.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	14 January 1944
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 7 December 1921 Graduated from Bombardier School at Victorville AAF, Victorville, California, Class #43-08, 29 May 1943.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 2497⇓ (3.733 MB) Oral History Interview⇗
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Britt, Neill Lasane⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Haley, Raymond John⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Lindell, Ernest Vivian⇗	Navigator	EV
2nd Lt. Richard, Oscar Gabriel, III	Bombardier	POW
T/SGT. Harris, Morton George⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Tucker, Donald Peter⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Argenbright, William David⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Mason, Morton Cook, Jr⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Nichols, Conway Bruce⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
SGT. Wolfe, Clarence Leo⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 3 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
51⇗	7 January 1944	Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑37793⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Bombardier	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
53⇗	14 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France	Bombardier	42‑31246⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Downed by flak before bombs away. Sortie Report⇗

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