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REESE, Raymond J - Date of
birth
March 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-670246 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
32nd Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1944 - Place of
death
Kleinreifling, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 27 | 33 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank G. Reese (father)
Anna C. (Meier) Reese (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3144 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Steyr, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the ball bearing plant
MACR: 4197
More information
2nd Lt Raymond J. Reese was a machinist before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Chicago, Illinois on 28 March 1942.S/Sgt John E. P. Mullally:
Airplane #144’s #1 engine was smoking and dropped back out of formation. Ten enemy fighters attacked from 5,6 and 7 o’clock. The plane started down after the third fighter had completed his attack. Apparently the men at the controls tried to straighten the plane out of its dive. When the ship snapped back to an almost level position it broke in two. Several men fell out, but no chutes were observed opening, and it is doubtful if any of the crew survived.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Panzer Family Tree / 1920 census, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Apr.44.html
Photo source: Arie-Jan van Hees, Bombardier Class Book 43-01 San Anglo AAF, Texas.