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REUTER, Raymond Fredrick - Date of
birth
15 April 1917 -
Age
28 -
Place of birth
Union, Union County, Oregon -
Hometown
Venice, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-689824 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
503rd Fighter Squadron,
339th Fighter Group
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Prague, Czechoslovakia
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 7 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Eugene F. Reuter (father)
Iva V. (Minnick) Reuter (mother)
Katie V. Reuter (sister)
Charles H. Reuter (brother)
Leslie S. Reuter (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-72485 -
Data
Type: P-51D
Destination: South of Pilsen, Czechoslovakia
Mission: Strafing
MACR: 13937
More information
Capt Raymond F. Reuter was employed at the Douglas Aircraft Co Inc before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Los Angeles, California on 13 May 1942.1st Lt Joseph G. Farrell:
At 1430 hours we caught a good deal of 20mm and 40mm flak from the airfield southeast of Prague. After calling it in I broke to the left away from it, with the rest of the squadron following. Capt R. F. Reuter squadron leader and Lt W. R. Preddy were not see after that, but five minutes later told us to rendezvous over the river southwest of Prague. Before we could get there Capt Reuter said he was chasing two jets. After several minutes, he gave up the chase and said he was heading due south. That was at 1445 and the last time we heard from him. Lt Preddy was flying wing position to Capt Reuter.
A monument at the edge of the forest remembers Capt Reuter.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Reuter Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Jan and Mike
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Denise Kellam / Jan and Mike / Jack Cook, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book, 43-H, Moore Field Mission, Texas