Raymond served as a Captain & Pilot on B-24D #41-11913, 343rd Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Johnson County, Arkansas prior to the war.
B-24D #41-11913 took off from Lete Airfield, Libya on a daylight bombing mission over Reggio Di Calabria Harbor, Italy. They were hit by flak and were seen crashing into the sea during the war.
Raymond was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-435819
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-11913:
Chavez, Joe A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, NM
Gerey, Joseph W ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
Hardy, Albert V ~ Cpl, Gunner, VT
Hogan, Harold E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Loan, John F ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Miller, William B ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, OK
Noffsinger, Merle E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IL
Van Pelt, Robert J ~ Cpl, Gunner, NY
Walton, Raymond C ~ Capt, Pilot, AR
Wells, John E ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, IN
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Johnson County, Arkansas prior to the war.
B-24D #41-11913 took off from Lete Airfield, Libya on a daylight bombing mission over Reggio Di Calabria Harbor, Italy. They were hit by flak and were seen crashing into the sea during the war.
Raymond was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-435819
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-11913:
Chavez, Joe A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, NM
Gerey, Joseph W ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
Hardy, Albert V ~ Cpl, Gunner, VT
Hogan, Harold E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Loan, John F ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Miller, William B ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, OK
Noffsinger, Merle E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IL
Van Pelt, Robert J ~ Cpl, Gunner, NY
Walton, Raymond C ~ Capt, Pilot, AR
Wells, John E ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, IN
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Raymond served as a Captain & Pilot on B-24D #41-11913, 343rd Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Johnson County, Arkansas prior to the war.
B-24D #41-11913 took off from Lete Airfield, Libya on a daylight bombing mission over Reggio Di Calabria Harbor, Italy. They were hit by flak and were seen crashing into the sea during the war.
Raymond was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-435819
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-11913:
Chavez, Joe A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, NM
Gerey, Joseph W ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
Hardy, Albert V ~ Cpl, Gunner, VT
Hogan, Harold E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Loan, John F ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Miller, William B ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, OK
Noffsinger, Merle E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IL
Van Pelt, Robert J ~ Cpl, Gunner, NY
Walton, Raymond C ~ Capt, Pilot, AR
Wells, John E ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, IN
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Johnson County, Arkansas prior to the war.
B-24D #41-11913 took off from Lete Airfield, Libya on a daylight bombing mission over Reggio Di Calabria Harbor, Italy. They were hit by flak and were seen crashing into the sea during the war.
Raymond was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-435819
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-11913:
Chavez, Joe A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, NM
Gerey, Joseph W ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
Hardy, Albert V ~ Cpl, Gunner, VT
Hogan, Harold E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Loan, John F ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Miller, William B ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, OK
Noffsinger, Merle E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IL
Van Pelt, Robert J ~ Cpl, Gunner, NY
Walton, Raymond C ~ Capt, Pilot, AR
Wells, John E ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, IN
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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