Raymond's remains were found and recovered in the early 1980's. He was interred in the Fort Sheridan Cemetery, Highwood, Illinois.
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A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at Manila to signify that his remains were recovered.
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Husband of Maria S. Geis who resided Chicago, Illinois.
Raymond served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24D "Weezie" #42-41081, CRTC (Combat Replacement Training Center), 5th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
His normal assignment was with the 499th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force.
B-24D "Weezie" #42-41081 was originally part of the 320th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group but was transferred to the CRTC (Combat Replacement Training Center) at Nadzab No. 4 Airfield known as Newton Field in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Raymond resided in Illinois prior to the war.
B-24D "Weezie" #42-41081 took off from 7 Mile Drome (Jackson) near Port Moresby on a courier flight bound for Nadzab Airfield. Aboard were three crew members and nineteen passengers. Over the Owen Stanley Mountains, this B-24 crashed into Mount Thumb, killing everyone aboard on impact. It has not been determined why they crashed.
Raymond was declared "Missing In Action" as a result of this crash.
His status was later changed to "Killed In The Line Of Duty" when his remains were recovered.
Service # O-815308
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Servicemen who perished on B-24D #42-41081:
Allred, Robert E ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IA
Atkins, Harold T ~ 1st Sgt, Passenger, MT
Barnard, Charles R ~ Capt, Passenger, OH
Butler, Clint P ~ Sgt, Passenger, AR
Carpenter, Thomas J, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, AL
Frazier, Weldon W ~ 1st Sgt, Passenger, TX
Geis, Raymond J, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Ginter, Frank ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, NY
Gross, Stanley G ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, IL
Holm, Keith T ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NE
Kachorek, Joseph E ~ T/4, Passenger, WI
Landrum, Harvey E, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, TX
Lawrence, Stanley C ~ Sgt, Passenger, WI
Loop, Carlin E ~ Pfc, Passenger, KS
Mettam, Joseph B ~ Cpl, Passenger, CA
Samples, Charles, Jr ~ Sgt, Passenger, WV
Shrake, William M ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, IN
Staseowski, John J ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, MA
Steiner, Charles R ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, OH
Thompson, Robert C ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, AL
Walker, Melvin F ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, WI
Young, Emory C ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, IL
Bio & Listing by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
Janice Hollandsworth for noticing that his remains were recovered!
( Information from multiple sources, including Military & Private, were used to compile his biography and the crew listing. )
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" Click Here " for that record.
A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at Manila to signify that his remains were recovered.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Husband of Maria S. Geis who resided Chicago, Illinois.
Raymond served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24D "Weezie" #42-41081, CRTC (Combat Replacement Training Center), 5th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
His normal assignment was with the 499th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force.
B-24D "Weezie" #42-41081 was originally part of the 320th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group but was transferred to the CRTC (Combat Replacement Training Center) at Nadzab No. 4 Airfield known as Newton Field in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Raymond resided in Illinois prior to the war.
B-24D "Weezie" #42-41081 took off from 7 Mile Drome (Jackson) near Port Moresby on a courier flight bound for Nadzab Airfield. Aboard were three crew members and nineteen passengers. Over the Owen Stanley Mountains, this B-24 crashed into Mount Thumb, killing everyone aboard on impact. It has not been determined why they crashed.
Raymond was declared "Missing In Action" as a result of this crash.
His status was later changed to "Killed In The Line Of Duty" when his remains were recovered.
Service # O-815308
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Servicemen who perished on B-24D #42-41081:
Allred, Robert E ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IA
Atkins, Harold T ~ 1st Sgt, Passenger, MT
Barnard, Charles R ~ Capt, Passenger, OH
Butler, Clint P ~ Sgt, Passenger, AR
Carpenter, Thomas J, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, AL
Frazier, Weldon W ~ 1st Sgt, Passenger, TX
Geis, Raymond J, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Ginter, Frank ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, NY
Gross, Stanley G ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, IL
Holm, Keith T ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NE
Kachorek, Joseph E ~ T/4, Passenger, WI
Landrum, Harvey E, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, TX
Lawrence, Stanley C ~ Sgt, Passenger, WI
Loop, Carlin E ~ Pfc, Passenger, KS
Mettam, Joseph B ~ Cpl, Passenger, CA
Samples, Charles, Jr ~ Sgt, Passenger, WV
Shrake, William M ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, IN
Staseowski, John J ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, MA
Steiner, Charles R ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, OH
Thompson, Robert C ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, AL
Walker, Melvin F ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, WI
Young, Emory C ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, IL
Bio & Listing by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
Janice Hollandsworth for noticing that his remains were recovered!
( Information from multiple sources, including Military & Private, were used to compile his biography and the crew listing. )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Raymond's remains were found and recovered in the early 1980's. He was interred in the Fort Sheridan Cemetery, Highwood, Illinois.
" Click Here " for that record.
A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at Manila to signify that his remains were recovered.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Husband of Maria S. Geis who resided Chicago, Illinois.
Raymond served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24D "Weezie" #42-41081, CRTC (Combat Replacement Training Center), 5th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
His normal assignment was with the 499th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force.
B-24D "Weezie" #42-41081 was originally part of the 320th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group but was transferred to the CRTC (Combat Replacement Training Center) at Nadzab No. 4 Airfield known as Newton Field in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Raymond resided in Illinois prior to the war.
B-24D "Weezie" #42-41081 took off from 7 Mile Drome (Jackson) near Port Moresby on a courier flight bound for Nadzab Airfield. Aboard were three crew members and nineteen passengers. Over the Owen Stanley Mountains, this B-24 crashed into Mount Thumb, killing everyone aboard on impact. It has not been determined why they crashed.
Raymond was declared "Missing In Action" as a result of this crash.
His status was later changed to "Killed In The Line Of Duty" when his remains were recovered.
Service # O-815308
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Servicemen who perished on B-24D #42-41081:
Allred, Robert E ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IA
Atkins, Harold T ~ 1st Sgt, Passenger, MT
Barnard, Charles R ~ Capt, Passenger, OH
Butler, Clint P ~ Sgt, Passenger, AR
Carpenter, Thomas J, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, AL
Frazier, Weldon W ~ 1st Sgt, Passenger, TX
Geis, Raymond J, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Ginter, Frank ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, NY
Gross, Stanley G ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, IL
Holm, Keith T ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NE
Kachorek, Joseph E ~ T/4, Passenger, WI
Landrum, Harvey E, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, TX
Lawrence, Stanley C ~ Sgt, Passenger, WI
Loop, Carlin E ~ Pfc, Passenger, KS
Mettam, Joseph B ~ Cpl, Passenger, CA
Samples, Charles, Jr ~ Sgt, Passenger, WV
Shrake, William M ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, IN
Staseowski, John J ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, MA
Steiner, Charles R ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, OH
Thompson, Robert C ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, AL
Walker, Melvin F ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, WI
Young, Emory C ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, IL
Bio & Listing by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
Janice Hollandsworth for noticing that his remains were recovered!
( Information from multiple sources, including Military & Private, were used to compile his biography and the crew listing. )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
" Click Here " for that record.
A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at Manila to signify that his remains were recovered.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Husband of Maria S. Geis who resided Chicago, Illinois.
Raymond served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24D "Weezie" #42-41081, CRTC (Combat Replacement Training Center), 5th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
His normal assignment was with the 499th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force.
B-24D "Weezie" #42-41081 was originally part of the 320th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group but was transferred to the CRTC (Combat Replacement Training Center) at Nadzab No. 4 Airfield known as Newton Field in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Raymond resided in Illinois prior to the war.
B-24D "Weezie" #42-41081 took off from 7 Mile Drome (Jackson) near Port Moresby on a courier flight bound for Nadzab Airfield. Aboard were three crew members and nineteen passengers. Over the Owen Stanley Mountains, this B-24 crashed into Mount Thumb, killing everyone aboard on impact. It has not been determined why they crashed.
Raymond was declared "Missing In Action" as a result of this crash.
His status was later changed to "Killed In The Line Of Duty" when his remains were recovered.
Service # O-815308
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Servicemen who perished on B-24D #42-41081:
Allred, Robert E ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IA
Atkins, Harold T ~ 1st Sgt, Passenger, MT
Barnard, Charles R ~ Capt, Passenger, OH
Butler, Clint P ~ Sgt, Passenger, AR
Carpenter, Thomas J, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, AL
Frazier, Weldon W ~ 1st Sgt, Passenger, TX
Geis, Raymond J, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Ginter, Frank ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, NY
Gross, Stanley G ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, IL
Holm, Keith T ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NE
Kachorek, Joseph E ~ T/4, Passenger, WI
Landrum, Harvey E, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, TX
Lawrence, Stanley C ~ Sgt, Passenger, WI
Loop, Carlin E ~ Pfc, Passenger, KS
Mettam, Joseph B ~ Cpl, Passenger, CA
Samples, Charles, Jr ~ Sgt, Passenger, WV
Shrake, William M ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, IN
Staseowski, John J ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, MA
Steiner, Charles R ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, OH
Thompson, Robert C ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, AL
Walker, Melvin F ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, WI
Young, Emory C ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, IL
Bio & Listing by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
Janice Hollandsworth for noticing that his remains were recovered!
( Information from multiple sources, including Military & Private, were used to compile his biography and the crew listing. )
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