Turton, Robert Lawrence

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Turton, Robert Lawrence ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	39123178 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #40 dated 18 February 1945, effective 10 February 1945. Transferred to the Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning report dated 19 April 1945, effective 19 April 1945.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	19 April 1945
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 21 May 1921 Transferred in from the 36th Bomb Group. Promoted to Technical Sergeant effective 14 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #57 dated 14 March 1945.

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 10 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
268⇗	19 February 1945	Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38747⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
269⇗	20 February 1945	Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39053⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
284⇗	9 March 1945	Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑38994⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
286⇗	11 March 1945	Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39138⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
287⇗	12 March 1945	Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
288⇗	14 March 1945	Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
289⇗	15 March 1945	Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39131⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
300⇗	30 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG) Submarine and Warship Yard Machine Shop Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Radio Operator	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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