Raymond Clifford Shafer
MilitaryAssigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Attack on Foggia airfields under TDY to the 9th AAF. POW in 41-23778 'Lady Luck' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2141/3150
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11062939 / O-670981
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Jenny - Lady Luck
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Anderson, Indiana | 26 March 1917 | Son of Lewis Shafer. |
Enlisted |
Indianapolis, IN | 15 May 1942 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Died |
Ruoti, Italy | 16 August 1943 | |
Buried |
Knights of Pythias Cemetery Frankton, Madison County, IN | Knights of Pythias Cemetery Frankton, Madison County, Indiana | |
Based |
16 August 1943 | Assigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3150