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KOLB, Raymond Frederick - Date of
birth
30 September 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33791082 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
365th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 October 1944 - Place of
death
Freight yard of Niehl, north of Cologne, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 36 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frederick Kolb (father)
Helen M. (Weber) Kolb (mother)
Helen A. Kolb (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38108 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Cologne, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 9475
More information
Sgt Raymond F. Kolb attended high school for three years and was a foreman.He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 20 July 1943.
The aircraft collided with aircraft 43-38066 in midair. Its propellers chewed through the other airplane. It went down out of controle and broke into small pieces and exploded below the formation.
The entire crew of nine men was killed. They were initially buried at the West Cemetery of Cologne on 15 October 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1920/1940 Census / WWII Draft Card, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten