Rinkovsky, Charles (NMI)

Individual Personnel Data
Name Rinkovsky, Charles (NMI)   ‡
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Rank Second Lieutenant
Serial Number O-769179   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #159 dated 9 August 1944, effective 9 August 1944.
Duty Bombardier / Navigator
MOS1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date 30 November 1944
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Although the National Archives has no information on his POW Camp, a personal memoir of Reginald Gwin (crewmate on the 1944-11-30 mission) states he was confined at 'Stalag Luft 1 Barth' with other surviving members of his crew.
Additional Information
  • Graduated from Bombardier School at Carlsbad AAF, Carlsbad, New Mexico, Class #43-03, 26 February 1943.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 11129⇓ (13.277 MB)



Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Dobson, Roy E⇗Co-pilotTBD
Flt. Ofcr. McCarthy, Robert George⇗NavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Rinkovsky, Charles (NMI)BombardierPOW
SGT. Hickman, Noah Clarence⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
SGT. Chase, Marion Butler, Jr⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
CPL. McMann, George Francis, Jr⇗Ball Turret GunnerKIA
CPL. Carella, Jack Vito⇗Tail GunnerCT
CPL. Hintergardt, Leroy (NMI)⇗Flexible GunnerTR
CPL. Hurley, Ralph Ashby⇗Flexible GunnerTR
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 23 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
186⇗ 30 August 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Crepieul, France 		Bombardier 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
187⇗ 3 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑97282⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
188⇗ 5 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Bombardier 43‑37703⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
189⇗ 8 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑37822⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High group flying spare; joined formation, but turned back because he could not keep up with formation due to two supercharger failures; bombs returned to base.
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191⇗ 10 September 1944 Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Sindelfingen, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑39888⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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192⇗ 11 September 1944 Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑39888⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group, Hot Camera ship.
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196⇗ 19 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑97282⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship, lead Squadron.
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197⇗ 21 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mainz, Germany 		Bombardier 44‑6080⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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198⇗ 25 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑97320⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
C Wing, lead group. Aborted over base during assembly due to personnel illness.
Sortie Report⇗
199⇗ 26 September 1944 Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Bombardier 43‑38016⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
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200⇗ 27 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points)
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Bombardier 43‑38615⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37822.
Sortie Report⇗
202⇗ 30 September 1944 Target: Handorf Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Münster, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑98000⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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203⇗ 2 October 1944 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Bombardier 42‑98000⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Dropped bombs early, reason unknown.
Sortie Report⇗
206⇗ 6 October 1944 Target: M/T Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland 		Bombardier 43‑38615⇗ Combat Mission Credit
D group.
Sortie Report⇗
217⇗ 1 November 1944 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6141⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
218⇗ 2 November 1944 Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany 		Navigator 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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219⇗ 4 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany 		Navigator 42‑97282⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
220⇗ 5 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6512⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
221⇗ 6 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany 		Navigator 43‑38750⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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222⇗ 8 November 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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226⇗ 16 November 1944 Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions
Type: Military
Location: Eschweiler, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6141⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Stratford, due to weather.
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227⇗ 20 November 1944 Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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228⇗ 23 November 1944 Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
229⇗ 25 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Navigator 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather.
Sortie Report⇗
233⇗ 30 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany 		Navigator 43‑37713⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Damaged by flak, force-landed near Rebgeshain, Hesse, Germany. Crew survived combat, but four members were murdered by the local Nazi Ortsgruppenleiter in Beltershain, the others became POW. MACR 11129
Sortie Report⇗

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