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RHODES, Raymond Renfroe - Date of
birth
7 May 1907 -
Age
37 -
Place of birth
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Sebastian County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18166759 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer -
Unit
853rd Bombardment Squadron,
491st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 October 1944 - Place of
death
Berge, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 43 | 38 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Chester Rhodes (father)
Myrtle Rhodes (mother)
Doris Rhodes (sister)
Para M Rhodes (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95104 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Hamm, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 9427
More information
Maj Herbert B. Bronner:B-24, A/C no. 104, went down with no. 1 and no. 2 engine smoking and crashed near Hamm, Germany at 1347 hours. Above the target, the aircraft was heavily hit by German anti-aircraft fire. Three chutes observed.
He did not have time to bail out.
Source of information: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen and the Rhodes family, Terry Hirsch,WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen and the Rhodes family