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BORDEN, Raymond Carroll - Date of
birth
8 December 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32292713 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
412th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 April 1944 - Place of
death
Bad Doberan, 9 miles west of Rostock, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry E. Borden (father)
Florence M. Borden (mother)
Max Borden (brother)
Beula Borden (sister)
Gerald Borden (brother)
Leonard Borden (brother)
Margaret Borden (sister)
Mary Borden (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31798 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Rostock, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Heinkel aviation industry
MACR: 3801
More information
S/Sgt Raymond C. Borden was a sales clerk before he enlisted in Utica, New York on 25 April 1942.The airplane was attacked by FW 190s. All crew members managed to bail out. Three crew members were taken prisoner, and seven were killed.
According to the statement of surviving crew member S/Sgt Edward T. Cunliffe, S/Sgt Borden landed in the Baltic Sea or in a marsh along the coast.
The navigator stated that S/Sgt Borden was seen on the ground in a field 1/2 mile from the Baltic Sea.
Another record that holds the statement of a Pole says that seven crew members were killed by hostile civilians at Rostock. Of this record is no further proof.
Together with the other killed crew members, he was initially buried at the New Cemetery at Rostock. All remains were disinterred by American personnel between 9 and 11 April 1947 and evacuated to Ardennes.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred