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Personal info

Full name
UHLER, Raymond Richard
Date of birth
4 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Kidron, Wayne County, Ohio
Hometown
Chester, Wayne County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35927780
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Ball Turret Gunner
Unit
351st Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 March 1945
Place of death
Near Stendal ,Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 13 3

Immediate family

Members
Karl E. Uhler (father)
Ida M. (Imhoff) Uhler (mother)
Chester W. Uhler (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
43-38861
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Sweet Nancy II
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of railway stations
MACR: 13144

More information

Sgt Raymond Richard Uhler worked in a factory that produced electrical machinery before he enlisted on 28 January 1944 in Cleveland ,Ohio.
The airplane was attacked by a ME 262 jet. Two engines were set on fire and it dived away from the formation. The airplane then nosed up with the tail falling off and fell down spinning. One parachute was seen. Six crew members were taken prisoner, four were killed.

Sgt Uhler was trapped in the ball turret that was damaged by enemy shell fire. His body was seen on the ground along side of the plane.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com, U.S. Census Records, 1930 Ohio, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Family Trees-Raymond Richard Uhler, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com

Photo source: www.100thbg.com