Urton, Raymond Lee

Individual Personnel Data
Name Urton, Raymond Lee
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Rank Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number O-672006
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #121 dated 18 October 1943, effective 18 October 1943.
Duty Co-pilot
MOS1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date 22 April 1944
Results Completed Combat Tour
DecorationsAwarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 8 March 1944 per General Orders #52, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 16 March 1944.
Additional Information
  • Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to Coombe House Hotel, Semley Dorsey (a FLAK House) on or about 18 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
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Stearns, Clarence Grover, "Stearnie"⇗PilotPOW
2nd Lt. Urton, Raymond LeeCo-pilotCT
2nd Lt. McCafferty, John Andrew⇗NavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Deniro, Francis Raymond⇗BombardierWIA
T/SGT. Householder, Allen (NMI)⇗Radio Operator / GunnerWIA
T/SGT. Barkhurst, David Luther⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Fulwider, Albert Clayton, Jr⇗Ball Turret GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Martell, Warren Harding⇗Tail GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Corrigan, Theodore Bernard⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Robison, John Timothy⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 26 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
35⇗ 5 November 1943 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Co-pilot 41‑24578⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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36⇗ 16 November 1943 Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine
Type: Industry
Location: Knaben, Norway 		Co-pilot 42‑37848⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
37⇗ 26 November 1943 Target: City Center
Type: Non-Military
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑37788⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at RAF Warboys.
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38⇗ 29 November 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑39796⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back; oxygen system problems.
Sortie Report⇗
39⇗ 1 December 1943 Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Solingen, Germany 		Co-pilot 41‑24578⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flying Spare; joined formation. Landed away at Manston.
Sortie Report⇗
40⇗ 5 December 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France 		Co-pilot 42‑29733⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
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43⇗ 16 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Co-pilot 41‑24578⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Returned Early
Turned back over the North Sea (43°46'N,6°55'E) at 1247 hrs; #4 engine leaking oil badly, #3 supercharger inoperative at 20,000 ft, #2 prop ran away (split oil line) and had to be feathered. Attacked target of opportunity.
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47⇗ 30 December 1943 Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑37924⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
49⇗ 4 January 1944 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑37924⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
52⇗ 11 January 1944 Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑37801⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Joined formation of the 401st BG and completed the mission. Landed away at RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire, on return due to weather.
Sortie Report⇗
53⇗ 14 January 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Le Meillard, France 		Co-pilot 42‑31606⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
55⇗ 29 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑31433⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group lead.
Sortie Report⇗
56⇗ 30 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
57⇗ 3 February 1944 Target: Submarines (under construction)
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group Deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
58⇗ 4 February 1944 Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead, high group, 41st A Combat Wing.
Sortie Report⇗
60⇗ 6 February 1944 Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France 		Co-pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
61⇗ 8 February 1944 Target: Piston Ring Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
62⇗ 11 February 1944 Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry)
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31606⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
63⇗ 20 February 1944 Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany 		Pilot 42‑29703⇗ 41B Group. Did not take off.
Sortie Report⇗
64⇗ 21 February 1944 Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Werl, Germany 		Pilot 42‑37801⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing deputy, 41st B Combat Wing.
Sortie Report⇗
65⇗ 22 February 1944 Target: Aircraft Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany 		Pilot 42‑37801⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
41B Group, High Squadron Lead; landed away at RAF Eastchurch, Essex, due to severe snow storm.
Sortie Report⇗
67⇗ 25 February 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31871⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Aborted 10 miles NW of Splasher 1 due to an oxygen leak.
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 42‑31871⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
70⇗ 3 March 1944 Target: Roller-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31433⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
71⇗ 4 March 1944 Type: Military
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31433⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
72⇗ 6 March 1944 Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Pilot 42‑37801⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High group deputy, 40th Composite Combat Wing. Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing.
Sortie Report⇗
73⇗ 8 March 1944 Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Pilot 42‑37801⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
86⇗ 9 April 1944 Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Marienburg, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97231⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead, low group.
Sortie Report⇗
87⇗ 10 April 1944 Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E)
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium 		Pilot 42‑97237⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
88⇗ 11 April 1944 Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Sorau, Germany 		Pilot 42‑38208⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead, lead group.
Sortie Report⇗
90⇗ 18 April 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97367⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
93⇗ 22 April 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97237⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead, low group.
Sortie Report⇗

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