Ray R Keith

Military

Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-24 #42-52147 'Pug', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-52147

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Pug
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

7 May 2002

Born

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Buried

Gainesville, Georgia

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 May 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4593 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database