McLaughlin, Orland Frank

Individual Personnel Data
Name	McLaughlin, Orland Frank ‡ ⇗
Rank	Flight Officer
Serial Number	T-7789 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #65 dated 25 March 1945, effective 25 March 1945.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	6 April 1945
Results	Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: East Millinocket Cemetery. East Millinocket, Maine
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 7 November 1924 Killed in action with D MacKellar Crew.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 45-04-06-523⇓ (2.689 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Enns, Harkless G⇗	Pilot	TBD
Flt. Ofcr. McLaughlin, Orland Frank	Co-pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Hill, Charles R⇗	Navigator	TR
2nd Lt. Barbour, Edward Robert⇗	Bombardier	TR
PVT. Fruit, David Leo⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	KIA
CPL. Puckett, Darrell Herner⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TBD
CPL. Hearne, John Hubert⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TR
PVT. Buczynski, Stephen Stanislaus⇗	Tail Gunner	TBD
PVT. Doody, Lawrence Joseph, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 0 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
305⇗	6 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany	Co-pilot	44‑6923⇗	Crashed near Broughton after takeoff; crew killed. Sortie Report⇗

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