Becerra, Richard Joe, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Becerra, Richard Joe, Jr ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	39284618 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #139 dated 16 July 1944, effective 16 July 1944. Transferred to the Casual Pool, 70th Replacement e, AAF Station 594, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 4 January 1945, effective 4 January 1945.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date	4 January 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 29 November 1920 Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AF Station 106 Special Orders #186 dated 20 September 1944. Placed on Seven (7) days Temporary Duty (TD) to Spetchley Park, AAF Station 562 (a Flak House) on 13 October 1944 to carry out the instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #202 dated 12 October 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. McDaniel, Clifford Franklin, Jr⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Rex, Kenneth Monroe⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Sturgess, James Alfred⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Mass, Henry Carmy⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Cassidy, Joseph Patrick⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Taylor, Raymond Leondis⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Carr, Donald Ralph⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Becerra, Richard Joe, Jr	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Stoner, Harper Sylvester⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Brzeski, Anthony Leon⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
166⇗	28 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6135⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back 20 miles on course from Luton; unable to locate formation. Sortie Report⇗
168⇗	31 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6135⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
171⇗	4 August 1944	Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
173⇗	5 August 1944	Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
177⇗	11 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France	Tail Gunner	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Tail Gunner	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
185⇗	26 August 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗
187⇗	3 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
189⇗	8 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
193⇗	12 September 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
194⇗	13 September 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
199⇗	26 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑107148⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
203⇗	2 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
204⇗	3 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
205⇗	5 October 1944	Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6109⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8409. Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit Gee-H ship; low Squadron deputy. Took lead for bomb run and bombing with Gee-H. Sortie Report⇗
220⇗	5 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑98027⇗	Combat Mission Credit PFF ship; group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Landed away at RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
227⇗	20 November 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, 41st Bomb Wing D group Sortie Report⇗
228⇗	23 November 1944	Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit A group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
231⇗	27 November 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8409⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
232⇗	29 November 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
233⇗	30 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
234⇗	2 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
235⇗	4 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
236⇗	6 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37917⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
237⇗	9 December 1944	Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97271⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
238⇗	11 December 1944	Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, B Group. Sortie Report⇗
239⇗	12 December 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37971⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Originally high Squadron deputy; aborted. Sortie Report⇗
240⇗	18 December 1944	Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38673⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
242⇗	23 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	43‑38016⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Horham due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
243⇗	24 December 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	43‑38016⇗	Combat Mission Credit 13F Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
245⇗	28 December 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38673⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗

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