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2LT Raymond J Reese

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2LT Raymond J Reese Veteran

Birth
Illinois, USA
Death
2 Apr 1944 (aged 24–25)
Austria
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France GPS-Latitude: 49.121925, Longitude: 6.7122772
Plot
Plot D Row 27 Grave 33
Memorial ID
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2LT REESE, RAYMOND J. From Chicago, Illinois. KIA 2-4-1944 as bombardier of B-17F / #42-3144 / MACR 4196. Took off from Lucera, Italy. Target: Steyr, Austria. shot down by fighters Southeast of Steyr.
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Entered the service from Illinois.
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15TH Air Force Douglas
B-17 Flying Fortress
#42-3144 MACR 4197

10 crew-members KIA:

1Lt. Calvin C. Miller, Co-Pilot
2Lt. Paul F Belot, Jr, Bombardier
2Lt. Raymond J Reese, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Flt.Off. Joshua Adame, Navigator
SSgt. John D Dora, Radio Operator
SSgt. Edsell N Poe, Ball Turret Gunner
Sgt. Everett M Nicholson, Waist Gunner
Sgt. Paul Pochmursky, Tail Gunner
Sgt. Robert E Tiefenbrun
Sgt. William C Taylor
2LT REESE, RAYMOND J. From Chicago, Illinois. KIA 2-4-1944 as bombardier of B-17F / #42-3144 / MACR 4196. Took off from Lucera, Italy. Target: Steyr, Austria. shot down by fighters Southeast of Steyr.
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Entered the service from Illinois.
~
15TH Air Force Douglas
B-17 Flying Fortress
#42-3144 MACR 4197

10 crew-members KIA:

1Lt. Calvin C. Miller, Co-Pilot
2Lt. Paul F Belot, Jr, Bombardier
2Lt. Raymond J Reese, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Flt.Off. Joshua Adame, Navigator
SSgt. John D Dora, Radio Operator
SSgt. Edsell N Poe, Ball Turret Gunner
Sgt. Everett M Nicholson, Waist Gunner
Sgt. Paul Pochmursky, Tail Gunner
Sgt. Robert E Tiefenbrun
Sgt. William C Taylor

Inscription

2LT 32 AAF BOMB SQ 301 BOMB GP


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  • Maintained by: Coleman ✿
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56659910/raymond_j-reese: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT Raymond J Reese (1919–2 Apr 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56659910, citing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by Coleman ✿ (contributor 47076912).