Richard R. Murray.

Richard R. Murray served as tail gunner on the 1 August 1943 Ploesti mission with the 93rd Bomb Group, 330th Bomb Squadron.

Murray was in the rear of the aircraft at the time of the crash and was not seen alive afterward. Co-pilot Bassett's questionnaire notation indicates Murray was 'behind dead' and 'was in rear of plane at time of crash,' and listed him among those believed killed. Lt. Beaumont's separate report likewise placed Murray among those believed dead, noting he was in the rear of the plane when it came down.

Romanian witnesses reported to the survivors that the remaining crew members were dead, with some bodies carbonized. Murray was reported killed in action.

Murray served aboard B-24D 42-40613 'Pudgy,' 330th Bomb Squadron, alongside 2nd Lt. Robert G. Ward, 2nd Lt. Sanford A. Reback, T/Sgt. Wallace D. Milligan, T/Sgt. Bernard A. Higgins, and S/Sgt. Vance Taylor, piloted by Milton Teltser. The aircraft made a forced landing due to fire near Ogrezeni after a German fighter attack; six of the crew were killed and five became prisoners of war, including the pilot.