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TSGT Vaughn Reaves
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TSGT Vaughn Reaves

Birth
Death
26 Nov 1943 (aged 22)
Netherlands
Cenotaph
Camp Creek, Greene County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Radio Op. T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves MIA/KIA
Hometown: Tennessee
Squadron: 427th BS 303rd Bomb Group
Service # 14050289
Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot Captain Addell A. Cote MIA/KIA

Target: Bremen
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 26-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-29955
Aircraft Model B17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: MR FIVE BY FIVE
Location: Den Helder, Netherlands.
Cause: Unknown Ship was last seen returning from target over Dutch coast wheels down apparently under control. Crew 9MIA/10KIA
Notes: Mr. Five by Five , piloted by Capt.Addell A.Cote , was last seen ten kilometers west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It apparently was under control at 10,000 feet. No parachutes were observed. The aircraft crashed at Den Helder, Netherlands.

T/Sgt. Reaves Body was not recovered.
∼Radio Op. T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves MIA/KIA
Hometown: Tennessee
Squadron: 427th BS 303rd Bomb Group
Service # 14050289
Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot Captain Addell A. Cote MIA/KIA

Target: Bremen
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 26-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-29955
Aircraft Model B17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: MR FIVE BY FIVE
Location: Den Helder, Netherlands.
Cause: Unknown Ship was last seen returning from target over Dutch coast wheels down apparently under control. Crew 9MIA/10KIA
Notes: Mr. Five by Five , piloted by Capt.Addell A.Cote , was last seen ten kilometers west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It apparently was under control at 10,000 feet. No parachutes were observed. The aircraft crashed at Den Helder, Netherlands.

T/Sgt. Reaves Body was not recovered.

MR FIVE BY FIVE Crew
Capt. Addell A. Cote Pilot
2nd/Lt. Clarence C. Bixler Co pilot
1st/Lt. Wilbur R. Barnhill Navigator
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
S/Sgt. John M. Micek gunner
S/Sgt. Cecil M. May Gunner
S/Sgt. Theadore Gomes Gunner
S/Sgt. Paul Gunsauls Gunner
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Radio Op. T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves MIA/KIA
Hometown: Tennessee
Squadron: 427th BS 303rd Bomb Group
Service # 14050289
Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot Captain Addell A. Cote MIA/KIA

Target: Bremen
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 26-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-29955
Aircraft Model B17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: MR FIVE BY FIVE
Location: Den Helder, Netherlands.
Cause: Unknown Ship was last seen returning from target over Dutch coast wheels down apparently under control. Crew 9MIA/10KIA
Notes: Mr. Five by Five , piloted by Capt.Addell A.Cote , was last seen ten kilometers west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It apparently was under control at 10,000 feet. No parachutes were observed. The aircraft crashed at Den Helder, Netherlands.

T/Sgt. Reaves Body was not recovered.
∼Radio Op. T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves MIA/KIA
Hometown: Tennessee
Squadron: 427th BS 303rd Bomb Group
Service # 14050289
Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot Captain Addell A. Cote MIA/KIA

Target: Bremen
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 26-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-29955
Aircraft Model B17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: MR FIVE BY FIVE
Location: Den Helder, Netherlands.
Cause: Unknown Ship was last seen returning from target over Dutch coast wheels down apparently under control. Crew 9MIA/10KIA
Notes: Mr. Five by Five , piloted by Capt.Addell A.Cote , was last seen ten kilometers west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It apparently was under control at 10,000 feet. No parachutes were observed. The aircraft crashed at Den Helder, Netherlands.

T/Sgt. Reaves Body was not recovered.

MR FIVE BY FIVE Crew
Capt. Addell A. Cote Pilot
2nd/Lt. Clarence C. Bixler Co pilot
1st/Lt. Wilbur R. Barnhill Navigator
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
S/Sgt. John M. Micek gunner
S/Sgt. Cecil M. May Gunner
S/Sgt. Theadore Gomes Gunner
S/Sgt. Paul Gunsauls Gunner
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