U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Ray E. Blazer
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Ohio
State of Residence: Ohio
County or City: Highland
Enlistment Date: 2 Feb 1942
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Fort Thomas Newport
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 72
Weight: 167
"The Press Gazette", Hillsboro, Ohio
January 12, 1943
Greenfield Man Dies In Bomber Crash In Texas
Ray Elmo Blazer
Sgt. Ray E. Blazer Becomes 6th Known County Casualty of Present War
Friday Highland County counted its sixth known casualty of the present World War when word was received that Sgt. Ray E. Blazer, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Blazer, Greenfield, was killed in the crash of a four-motor bomber near Sherman, Texas.
Sgt. Blazer entered the armed service February 2, 1942. He was a radio operator on the bomber which crashed while on a routine flight. Ten other men made up the bomber crew. Eight of the other 10 men flying in the bomber were killed in the crash.
Parents of the Greenfield man were notified of his death by army officials Friday morning. Col. Carlton F. Bond, commander of Salina Army Air Base, Salina, Kansas, informed Mr. and Mrs. Blazer that an investigation is being conducted in an effort to determine what caused the crash in which nine men were killed.
The plane crashed Wednesday. The story first broke Thursday night. Details were not complete until Friday morning when the story was confirmed by the telegram received by the parents of Sgt. Blazer.
Sgt. Blazer is the second of six children of Mr. and Mrs. Blazer. He attended Greenfield McClain High school and made his home in Greenfield up until he entered the service last February.
Upon joining the armed forces he was sent to Spokane and Pullman, Washington for training. He was then assigned to the 62nd Bomber Squadron at Tucson, Arizona. He later served at El Paso, Texas before being transferred to Salina Field in Kansas.
Sgt. Blazer was married in Spokane. His wife is making her home in that city.
Since joining the armed forces Sgt. Blazer had not visited his parents. He called his father In December and requested that money for train fare be wired to him so he could come home on leave. He was enroute to Greenfield when intercepted by orders at St. Louis, Missouri to return to his base.
Sgt. Blazer's mother was admitted to University Hospital, Columbus on Wednesday. She was returned home on Friday and informed of her son's death.
Mrs. Blazer has been in ill health for the past two years.
In addition to his parents and wife, Sgt. Blazer is survived by three brothers, Lawrence, Walter and Donald, at home, and two sisters, Lendora at home and Mrs. Mary Moore of Greenfield.
Parents of the deceased serviceman requested that his body be sent home for burial. Funeral arrangements will not be completed until after the body arrives.
Sgt. Blazer was the third Greenfield resident known to have been killed in World War II. Other Greenfield reported dead are Woodrow Wilson and John A. Smith, both killed on the U. S. S. Arizona at Pearl Harbor.
Second Lieutenant, 504th Bomb Squadron, 346th Bomb Group, Smoky Hill Army Airfield,
Salina, Kansas.
Co-Pilot of U.S. Army Air Corps B-24D Liberator #41-24202.
During a training flight, the crew flew from Orlando, Florida to Galveston, Texas.
Then they flew northwards to return to base at Salina, Kansas. During this segment,
the bomber suffered a catastrophic failure of the tail section, and crashed, fifteen miles
southwest of Madil, Oklahoma. Investigators could not determine the reason the tail
section separated, although excessive vibration was suspected.
The airplane was heard passing over Sherman, Texas, at high elevation moments
before the crash. All ten airmen aboard were killed.
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The airmen killed were:
2LT Russell G Bishop Jr, O-791376, DC, Pilot
2LT John F Howell, O-791436, NC, Co-Pilot
2LT James H Dyer, O-729428, MI, Bombardier
2LT Sam Lipsman, O1577483, IA, Passenger
2LT Robert B Secord, O-664345, OH, Navigator
TSGT Albert L Baima, 36323454, IL, Radio Operator
TSGT Ray E Blazer, 35264401, OH, Flight Engineer
SSGT Kelsey C Horning, 37202545, KS, Gunner
SSGT Stanley J Jaros, 36335126, IL, Asst. Radio Operator
SSGT Jack Baggett, 14029604, GA, Asst. Engineer
Ray Blazer (97203497)
Contributor: Tim Cook (46481904) • [email protected]
Name: Ray E. Blazer
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Ohio
State of Residence: Ohio
County or City: Highland
Enlistment Date: 2 Feb 1942
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Fort Thomas Newport
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 72
Weight: 167
"The Press Gazette", Hillsboro, Ohio
January 12, 1943
Greenfield Man Dies In Bomber Crash In Texas
Ray Elmo Blazer
Sgt. Ray E. Blazer Becomes 6th Known County Casualty of Present War
Friday Highland County counted its sixth known casualty of the present World War when word was received that Sgt. Ray E. Blazer, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Blazer, Greenfield, was killed in the crash of a four-motor bomber near Sherman, Texas.
Sgt. Blazer entered the armed service February 2, 1942. He was a radio operator on the bomber which crashed while on a routine flight. Ten other men made up the bomber crew. Eight of the other 10 men flying in the bomber were killed in the crash.
Parents of the Greenfield man were notified of his death by army officials Friday morning. Col. Carlton F. Bond, commander of Salina Army Air Base, Salina, Kansas, informed Mr. and Mrs. Blazer that an investigation is being conducted in an effort to determine what caused the crash in which nine men were killed.
The plane crashed Wednesday. The story first broke Thursday night. Details were not complete until Friday morning when the story was confirmed by the telegram received by the parents of Sgt. Blazer.
Sgt. Blazer is the second of six children of Mr. and Mrs. Blazer. He attended Greenfield McClain High school and made his home in Greenfield up until he entered the service last February.
Upon joining the armed forces he was sent to Spokane and Pullman, Washington for training. He was then assigned to the 62nd Bomber Squadron at Tucson, Arizona. He later served at El Paso, Texas before being transferred to Salina Field in Kansas.
Sgt. Blazer was married in Spokane. His wife is making her home in that city.
Since joining the armed forces Sgt. Blazer had not visited his parents. He called his father In December and requested that money for train fare be wired to him so he could come home on leave. He was enroute to Greenfield when intercepted by orders at St. Louis, Missouri to return to his base.
Sgt. Blazer's mother was admitted to University Hospital, Columbus on Wednesday. She was returned home on Friday and informed of her son's death.
Mrs. Blazer has been in ill health for the past two years.
In addition to his parents and wife, Sgt. Blazer is survived by three brothers, Lawrence, Walter and Donald, at home, and two sisters, Lendora at home and Mrs. Mary Moore of Greenfield.
Parents of the deceased serviceman requested that his body be sent home for burial. Funeral arrangements will not be completed until after the body arrives.
Sgt. Blazer was the third Greenfield resident known to have been killed in World War II. Other Greenfield reported dead are Woodrow Wilson and John A. Smith, both killed on the U. S. S. Arizona at Pearl Harbor.
Second Lieutenant, 504th Bomb Squadron, 346th Bomb Group, Smoky Hill Army Airfield,
Salina, Kansas.
Co-Pilot of U.S. Army Air Corps B-24D Liberator #41-24202.
During a training flight, the crew flew from Orlando, Florida to Galveston, Texas.
Then they flew northwards to return to base at Salina, Kansas. During this segment,
the bomber suffered a catastrophic failure of the tail section, and crashed, fifteen miles
southwest of Madil, Oklahoma. Investigators could not determine the reason the tail
section separated, although excessive vibration was suspected.
The airplane was heard passing over Sherman, Texas, at high elevation moments
before the crash. All ten airmen aboard were killed.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The airmen killed were:
2LT Russell G Bishop Jr, O-791376, DC, Pilot
2LT John F Howell, O-791436, NC, Co-Pilot
2LT James H Dyer, O-729428, MI, Bombardier
2LT Sam Lipsman, O1577483, IA, Passenger
2LT Robert B Secord, O-664345, OH, Navigator
TSGT Albert L Baima, 36323454, IL, Radio Operator
TSGT Ray E Blazer, 35264401, OH, Flight Engineer
SSGT Kelsey C Horning, 37202545, KS, Gunner
SSGT Stanley J Jaros, 36335126, IL, Asst. Radio Operator
SSGT Jack Baggett, 14029604, GA, Asst. Engineer
Ray Blazer (97203497)
Contributor: Tim Cook (46481904) • [email protected]
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Ray E. Blazer
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Ohio
State of Residence: Ohio
County or City: Highland
Enlistment Date: 2 Feb 1942
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Fort Thomas Newport
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 72
Weight: 167
"The Press Gazette", Hillsboro, Ohio
January 12, 1943
Greenfield Man Dies In Bomber Crash In Texas
Ray Elmo Blazer
Sgt. Ray E. Blazer Becomes 6th Known County Casualty of Present War
Friday Highland County counted its sixth known casualty of the present World War when word was received that Sgt. Ray E. Blazer, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Blazer, Greenfield, was killed in the crash of a four-motor bomber near Sherman, Texas.
Sgt. Blazer entered the armed service February 2, 1942. He was a radio operator on the bomber which crashed while on a routine flight. Ten other men made up the bomber crew. Eight of the other 10 men flying in the bomber were killed in the crash.
Parents of the Greenfield man were notified of his death by army officials Friday morning. Col. Carlton F. Bond, commander of Salina Army Air Base, Salina, Kansas, informed Mr. and Mrs. Blazer that an investigation is being conducted in an effort to determine what caused the crash in which nine men were killed.
The plane crashed Wednesday. The story first broke Thursday night. Details were not complete until Friday morning when the story was confirmed by the telegram received by the parents of Sgt. Blazer.
Sgt. Blazer is the second of six children of Mr. and Mrs. Blazer. He attended Greenfield McClain High school and made his home in Greenfield up until he entered the service last February.
Upon joining the armed forces he was sent to Spokane and Pullman, Washington for training. He was then assigned to the 62nd Bomber Squadron at Tucson, Arizona. He later served at El Paso, Texas before being transferred to Salina Field in Kansas.
Sgt. Blazer was married in Spokane. His wife is making her home in that city.
Since joining the armed forces Sgt. Blazer had not visited his parents. He called his father In December and requested that money for train fare be wired to him so he could come home on leave. He was enroute to Greenfield when intercepted by orders at St. Louis, Missouri to return to his base.
Sgt. Blazer's mother was admitted to University Hospital, Columbus on Wednesday. She was returned home on Friday and informed of her son's death.
Mrs. Blazer has been in ill health for the past two years.
In addition to his parents and wife, Sgt. Blazer is survived by three brothers, Lawrence, Walter and Donald, at home, and two sisters, Lendora at home and Mrs. Mary Moore of Greenfield.
Parents of the deceased serviceman requested that his body be sent home for burial. Funeral arrangements will not be completed until after the body arrives.
Sgt. Blazer was the third Greenfield resident known to have been killed in World War II. Other Greenfield reported dead are Woodrow Wilson and John A. Smith, both killed on the U. S. S. Arizona at Pearl Harbor.
Second Lieutenant, 504th Bomb Squadron, 346th Bomb Group, Smoky Hill Army Airfield,
Salina, Kansas.
Co-Pilot of U.S. Army Air Corps B-24D Liberator #41-24202.
During a training flight, the crew flew from Orlando, Florida to Galveston, Texas.
Then they flew northwards to return to base at Salina, Kansas. During this segment,
the bomber suffered a catastrophic failure of the tail section, and crashed, fifteen miles
southwest of Madil, Oklahoma. Investigators could not determine the reason the tail
section separated, although excessive vibration was suspected.
The airplane was heard passing over Sherman, Texas, at high elevation moments
before the crash. All ten airmen aboard were killed.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The airmen killed were:
2LT Russell G Bishop Jr, O-791376, DC, Pilot
2LT John F Howell, O-791436, NC, Co-Pilot
2LT James H Dyer, O-729428, MI, Bombardier
2LT Sam Lipsman, O1577483, IA, Passenger
2LT Robert B Secord, O-664345, OH, Navigator
TSGT Albert L Baima, 36323454, IL, Radio Operator
TSGT Ray E Blazer, 35264401, OH, Flight Engineer
SSGT Kelsey C Horning, 37202545, KS, Gunner
SSGT Stanley J Jaros, 36335126, IL, Asst. Radio Operator
SSGT Jack Baggett, 14029604, GA, Asst. Engineer
Ray Blazer (97203497)
Contributor: Tim Cook (46481904) • [email protected]
Name: Ray E. Blazer
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Ohio
State of Residence: Ohio
County or City: Highland
Enlistment Date: 2 Feb 1942
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Fort Thomas Newport
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 72
Weight: 167
"The Press Gazette", Hillsboro, Ohio
January 12, 1943
Greenfield Man Dies In Bomber Crash In Texas
Ray Elmo Blazer
Sgt. Ray E. Blazer Becomes 6th Known County Casualty of Present War
Friday Highland County counted its sixth known casualty of the present World War when word was received that Sgt. Ray E. Blazer, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Blazer, Greenfield, was killed in the crash of a four-motor bomber near Sherman, Texas.
Sgt. Blazer entered the armed service February 2, 1942. He was a radio operator on the bomber which crashed while on a routine flight. Ten other men made up the bomber crew. Eight of the other 10 men flying in the bomber were killed in the crash.
Parents of the Greenfield man were notified of his death by army officials Friday morning. Col. Carlton F. Bond, commander of Salina Army Air Base, Salina, Kansas, informed Mr. and Mrs. Blazer that an investigation is being conducted in an effort to determine what caused the crash in which nine men were killed.
The plane crashed Wednesday. The story first broke Thursday night. Details were not complete until Friday morning when the story was confirmed by the telegram received by the parents of Sgt. Blazer.
Sgt. Blazer is the second of six children of Mr. and Mrs. Blazer. He attended Greenfield McClain High school and made his home in Greenfield up until he entered the service last February.
Upon joining the armed forces he was sent to Spokane and Pullman, Washington for training. He was then assigned to the 62nd Bomber Squadron at Tucson, Arizona. He later served at El Paso, Texas before being transferred to Salina Field in Kansas.
Sgt. Blazer was married in Spokane. His wife is making her home in that city.
Since joining the armed forces Sgt. Blazer had not visited his parents. He called his father In December and requested that money for train fare be wired to him so he could come home on leave. He was enroute to Greenfield when intercepted by orders at St. Louis, Missouri to return to his base.
Sgt. Blazer's mother was admitted to University Hospital, Columbus on Wednesday. She was returned home on Friday and informed of her son's death.
Mrs. Blazer has been in ill health for the past two years.
In addition to his parents and wife, Sgt. Blazer is survived by three brothers, Lawrence, Walter and Donald, at home, and two sisters, Lendora at home and Mrs. Mary Moore of Greenfield.
Parents of the deceased serviceman requested that his body be sent home for burial. Funeral arrangements will not be completed until after the body arrives.
Sgt. Blazer was the third Greenfield resident known to have been killed in World War II. Other Greenfield reported dead are Woodrow Wilson and John A. Smith, both killed on the U. S. S. Arizona at Pearl Harbor.
Second Lieutenant, 504th Bomb Squadron, 346th Bomb Group, Smoky Hill Army Airfield,
Salina, Kansas.
Co-Pilot of U.S. Army Air Corps B-24D Liberator #41-24202.
During a training flight, the crew flew from Orlando, Florida to Galveston, Texas.
Then they flew northwards to return to base at Salina, Kansas. During this segment,
the bomber suffered a catastrophic failure of the tail section, and crashed, fifteen miles
southwest of Madil, Oklahoma. Investigators could not determine the reason the tail
section separated, although excessive vibration was suspected.
The airplane was heard passing over Sherman, Texas, at high elevation moments
before the crash. All ten airmen aboard were killed.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The airmen killed were:
2LT Russell G Bishop Jr, O-791376, DC, Pilot
2LT John F Howell, O-791436, NC, Co-Pilot
2LT James H Dyer, O-729428, MI, Bombardier
2LT Sam Lipsman, O1577483, IA, Passenger
2LT Robert B Secord, O-664345, OH, Navigator
TSGT Albert L Baima, 36323454, IL, Radio Operator
TSGT Ray E Blazer, 35264401, OH, Flight Engineer
SSGT Kelsey C Horning, 37202545, KS, Gunner
SSGT Stanley J Jaros, 36335126, IL, Asst. Radio Operator
SSGT Jack Baggett, 14029604, GA, Asst. Engineer
Ray Blazer (97203497)
Contributor: Tim Cook (46481904) • [email protected]
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