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name
REID, Raymond Wilson - Date of
birth
5 November 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Davidson County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-822090 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
559th Bombardment Squadron,
387th Bombardment Group, Medium
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 April 1945 - Place of
death
12 miles north of Bern, Switzerland
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 46 | 10 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Coy R. Reid (father)
Helen S. Reid (mother)
Helen A. Reid (sister)
Mary E. Reid (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-67894 -
Data
Type: B-26G
Destination: Kempten, Switzerland
Mission: Depot
MACR: 14455
More information
2nd Lt Raymond W. Reid attended college before he joined the Army in Raleigh, North Carolina on 2 November 1942.Statement from Sgt Eugene H. Bohlin:
"Lt Reid was flying number four position when his right engine started to smoke and cut out. He dropped out of the formation, flew parallel with it, but slowly drifted away. When I last saw him he was flying straight and level."
Lt Reid bailed out but his chute did not opened.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Munsingen, Switzerland.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / WWII Draft Card, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / B24CoPilotNiece