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REAVES, Vaughn - Date of
birth
27 March 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14050289 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
427th Bombardment Squadron,
303rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1943 - Place of
death
Nort Sea, 10 km north of Texel, The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Oscar M. Reaver (father)
Lillie M. (Copp) Reaves (mother)
Emmett Reaves (brother)
Mabel D. Reaves (sister)
Guy Reaves (brother)
Leona Reaves (sister)
Hubert Reaves (brother)
Blaine F. Reaves (brother)
Oscar Reaves (brother)
Haven Reaves (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29955 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Mr Five by Five
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 1324
More information
T/Sgt Vaughn Reaves volunteered for Army of the United States at Camp Forrest, Tennessee on 4 July 1942.He flew on 24 credited combat missions.
The airplane was last seen 10 kilometres west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It appeared to be under control when last seen.
All ten crew members were killed. Only the body of the bombarbier, 1st Lt John W. Hull, washed ashore on Terschelling Island, The Netherlands on 13 February 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.303rdbg.com, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.303rdbg.com, www.findagrave.com - Patootie