His next of kin was noted as being Mrs. Elsie E. Resler who resided in Chicago, Illinois.
Raymond served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-17 "Cactus Clipper" #42-30456, 96th Bomber Squadron, 2nd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 29, 1941, prior to the war, in Chicago, Illinois. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 #42-30456, while on a bombing mission over Italy, was hit by flak which blew their right wing off causing them to crash in Italy during the war.
Raymond was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 16003820
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-30456:
Chism, Reed T ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, CA
Conway, James F ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Dalessio, Felix A ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
Hendrickson, Walter H, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Koch, William P ~ Capt, Pilot, VT
Resler, Raymond E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Upton, Frank W ~ Capt, Navigator, MD
Airmen who survived from B-17 #42-30456:
MacDonald, James M ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Shuck, Charles A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Stuart, Edgar M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Raymond served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-17 "Cactus Clipper" #42-30456, 96th Bomber Squadron, 2nd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 29, 1941, prior to the war, in Chicago, Illinois. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 #42-30456, while on a bombing mission over Italy, was hit by flak which blew their right wing off causing them to crash in Italy during the war.
Raymond was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 16003820
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-30456:
Chism, Reed T ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, CA
Conway, James F ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Dalessio, Felix A ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
Hendrickson, Walter H, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Koch, William P ~ Capt, Pilot, VT
Resler, Raymond E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Upton, Frank W ~ Capt, Navigator, MD
Airmen who survived from B-17 #42-30456:
MacDonald, James M ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Shuck, Charles A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Stuart, Edgar M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
His next of kin was noted as being Mrs. Elsie E. Resler who resided in Chicago, Illinois.
Raymond served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-17 "Cactus Clipper" #42-30456, 96th Bomber Squadron, 2nd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 29, 1941, prior to the war, in Chicago, Illinois. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 #42-30456, while on a bombing mission over Italy, was hit by flak which blew their right wing off causing them to crash in Italy during the war.
Raymond was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 16003820
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-30456:
Chism, Reed T ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, CA
Conway, James F ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Dalessio, Felix A ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
Hendrickson, Walter H, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Koch, William P ~ Capt, Pilot, VT
Resler, Raymond E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Upton, Frank W ~ Capt, Navigator, MD
Airmen who survived from B-17 #42-30456:
MacDonald, James M ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Shuck, Charles A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Stuart, Edgar M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Raymond served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-17 "Cactus Clipper" #42-30456, 96th Bomber Squadron, 2nd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 29, 1941, prior to the war, in Chicago, Illinois. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 #42-30456, while on a bombing mission over Italy, was hit by flak which blew their right wing off causing them to crash in Italy during the war.
Raymond was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 16003820
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-30456:
Chism, Reed T ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, CA
Conway, James F ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Dalessio, Felix A ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
Hendrickson, Walter H, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Koch, William P ~ Capt, Pilot, VT
Resler, Raymond E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Upton, Frank W ~ Capt, Navigator, MD
Airmen who survived from B-17 #42-30456:
MacDonald, James M ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Shuck, Charles A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Stuart, Edgar M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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