Manning, Raymond Walter

Individual Personnel Data
Name Manning, Raymond Walter
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Rank Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number O-793805
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943.
Duty Pilot
MOS1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date 29 March 1944
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 24 July 1919
  • Ordered to travel to London for one day on or about 13 December 1943 for Official Business on SO #166 dated 12 December 1943.
  • Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to Coombe House Hotel, Semley Dorsey (a FLAK House) on or about 15 January 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #9 dated 14 January 1944.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Manning, Raymond WalterPilotCT
2nd Lt. Gauntt, Norman Alton⇗Co-pilotKIA
2nd Lt. Henley, R O (IO), Jr, "Bill"⇗NavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. Dillon, Warren Blodgett, "Bud"⇗BombardierPOW
S/SGT. Brittain, Arthur Edward⇗Radio Operator / GunnerMIA
S/SGT. Goldman, Robert Phillip⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Overbaugh, Paul Leon⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Quaranta, Robert John⇗Tail GunnerMIA
S/SGT. Avey, Howard Francis⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Williams, Joseph P (IO)⇗Flexible GunnerKIA
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 26 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
1⇗ 22 June 1943 Target: General Motors Truck Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Antwerp, Belgium 		Co-pilot 42‑30139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Bomb rack did not work on toggle; bombs jettisoned in the Channel.
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3⇗ 26 June 1943 Target: Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France 		Co-pilot 42‑30139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
21⇗ 6 September 1943 Type: Industry
Location: Stuttgart, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑29554⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at RAF Deanland, East Sussex, due to low fuel.
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23⇗ 9 September 1943 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Lille-Vendeville, France 		Co-pilot 42‑5444⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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24⇗ 16 September 1943 Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River)
Type: Transportation
Location: Nantes, France 		Co-pilot 42‑3218⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy.
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27⇗ 2 October 1943 Target: Port Facilities
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑29554⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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28⇗ 4 October 1943 Type: Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑29554⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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--⇗ 30 October 1943 Target: Marshaling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑31073⇗ This ground spare aircraft may have replaced 41-24578 originally assigned to the Yelvington Crew.
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34⇗ 3 November 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑31073⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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35⇗ 5 November 1943 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑29554⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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36⇗ 16 November 1943 Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine
Type: Industry
Location: Knaben, Norway 		Co-pilot 42‑29554⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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37⇗ 26 November 1943 Target: City Center
Type: Non-Military
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑29554⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
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39⇗ 1 December 1943 Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Solingen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑29554⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Molesworth.
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41⇗ 11 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑29554⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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42⇗ 13 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑37885⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
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45⇗ 22 December 1943 Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑29828⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
50⇗ 5 January 1944 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑37758⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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62⇗ 11 February 1944 Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry)
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑39888⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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63⇗ 20 February 1944 Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑31166⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group.
Sortie Report⇗
64⇗ 21 February 1944 Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Werl, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑31166⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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65⇗ 22 February 1944 Target: Aircraft Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑31166⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
41A Group.
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66⇗ 24 February 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑31166⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron, lead group.
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67⇗ 25 February 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany 		Co-pilot 41‑24578⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41C Group, High Squadron, Low Group.
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71⇗ 4 March 1944 Type: Military
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑38112⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Group deputy. Turned back at 1048 hrs over enemy territory because #1, #2, and #3 engines were smoking very badly after pulling excessive manifold pressure for 30 minutes; aircraft was vibrating very badly.
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72⇗ 6 March 1944 Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑38112⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Low Squadron lead, high group, 40th Composite Combat Bomb Wing. Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing.
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74⇗ 9 March 1944 Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑97477⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead.
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77⇗ 19 March 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Wizernes, France 		Co-pilot 42‑97477⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
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79⇗ 22 March 1944 Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑38112⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead, low group.
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80⇗ 23 March 1944 Target: Airdrome and Airpark
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Gütersloh, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing lead. Gen. Robert F Travis, Commander, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing (H), Molesworth, England, was aboard this aircraft as Flight Leader.
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84⇗ 28 March 1944 Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dijon, France 		Co-pilot 42‑38112⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
85⇗ 29 March 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Nuthampstead due to weather.
Sortie Report⇗

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