Fl. Of. William J. Ray Missing/Lost at Sea
Hometown: Alabama
Service # T-063438
Awards:
US Army Air Corps
Pilot
Target:
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 25-Mar-45
Serial Number: # 44-50656
Aircraft Model B-24M
Notes: Fl. Of. Ray along with 9 other crew of B-24M # 44-50656 appear as Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at East Coast Memorial New York City, USA.
Although over 1000 bombers of all three 8th AF heavy divisions attack targets over Germany on this date and several B24's are lost, it does not appear that this crew was lost in combat.
Since none of these airman belong to a specific squadron or have any medals or awards and since 6 are corporals usually the rank of ground echelon it is probable that this crew were being sent to ETO as replacements and were killed when the ship was lost at sea in the Atlantic while in transit. Their bodies not recovered.
Crew of 44-50656
2nd/Lt. Carroll W. Neal Jr
FL. OF. John F. Dauphinee
FL. OF. Harold W. McIntosh, Jr
FL. OF. William J. Ray
Cpl. Nickolas Dardano
Cpl. Lloyd H. Whitson
Cpl. Robert S. Burton
Cpl. John J. Kopko Jr
Cpl. Ludlow C. Smith
Cpl. Davis P. Boggs Sr
Hometown: Alabama
Service # T-063438
Awards:
US Army Air Corps
Pilot
Target:
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 25-Mar-45
Serial Number: # 44-50656
Aircraft Model B-24M
Notes: Fl. Of. Ray along with 9 other crew of B-24M # 44-50656 appear as Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at East Coast Memorial New York City, USA.
Although over 1000 bombers of all three 8th AF heavy divisions attack targets over Germany on this date and several B24's are lost, it does not appear that this crew was lost in combat.
Since none of these airman belong to a specific squadron or have any medals or awards and since 6 are corporals usually the rank of ground echelon it is probable that this crew were being sent to ETO as replacements and were killed when the ship was lost at sea in the Atlantic while in transit. Their bodies not recovered.
Crew of 44-50656
2nd/Lt. Carroll W. Neal Jr
FL. OF. John F. Dauphinee
FL. OF. Harold W. McIntosh, Jr
FL. OF. William J. Ray
Cpl. Nickolas Dardano
Cpl. Lloyd H. Whitson
Cpl. Robert S. Burton
Cpl. John J. Kopko Jr
Cpl. Ludlow C. Smith
Cpl. Davis P. Boggs Sr
Fl. Of. William J. Ray Missing/Lost at Sea
Hometown: Alabama
Service # T-063438
Awards:
US Army Air Corps
Pilot
Target:
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 25-Mar-45
Serial Number: # 44-50656
Aircraft Model B-24M
Notes: Fl. Of. Ray along with 9 other crew of B-24M # 44-50656 appear as Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at East Coast Memorial New York City, USA.
Although over 1000 bombers of all three 8th AF heavy divisions attack targets over Germany on this date and several B24's are lost, it does not appear that this crew was lost in combat.
Since none of these airman belong to a specific squadron or have any medals or awards and since 6 are corporals usually the rank of ground echelon it is probable that this crew were being sent to ETO as replacements and were killed when the ship was lost at sea in the Atlantic while in transit. Their bodies not recovered.
Crew of 44-50656
2nd/Lt. Carroll W. Neal Jr
FL. OF. John F. Dauphinee
FL. OF. Harold W. McIntosh, Jr
FL. OF. William J. Ray
Cpl. Nickolas Dardano
Cpl. Lloyd H. Whitson
Cpl. Robert S. Burton
Cpl. John J. Kopko Jr
Cpl. Ludlow C. Smith
Cpl. Davis P. Boggs Sr
Hometown: Alabama
Service # T-063438
Awards:
US Army Air Corps
Pilot
Target:
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 25-Mar-45
Serial Number: # 44-50656
Aircraft Model B-24M
Notes: Fl. Of. Ray along with 9 other crew of B-24M # 44-50656 appear as Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at East Coast Memorial New York City, USA.
Although over 1000 bombers of all three 8th AF heavy divisions attack targets over Germany on this date and several B24's are lost, it does not appear that this crew was lost in combat.
Since none of these airman belong to a specific squadron or have any medals or awards and since 6 are corporals usually the rank of ground echelon it is probable that this crew were being sent to ETO as replacements and were killed when the ship was lost at sea in the Atlantic while in transit. Their bodies not recovered.
Crew of 44-50656
2nd/Lt. Carroll W. Neal Jr
FL. OF. John F. Dauphinee
FL. OF. Harold W. McIntosh, Jr
FL. OF. William J. Ray
Cpl. Nickolas Dardano
Cpl. Lloyd H. Whitson
Cpl. Robert S. Burton
Cpl. John J. Kopko Jr
Cpl. Ludlow C. Smith
Cpl. Davis P. Boggs Sr
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