Raymond T DeVerse

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 29 January 1944 in B-17 #4230711. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30711

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fertile Turtle Myrtle
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kansas, USA 3 March 1924

Enlisted

881 McClellan Ave, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027, USA 14 November 1942

Died

Genech, France 29 January 1944 We were attacked by a group of fighters some head on and some from tail. We were outnumbered and their firepower ripped the ship to shreds. (Sgt. Deverse) Was last seen lying in waist of ship. Both Anderson and Galloway report that Deverse died as a result of loss of blood caused by losing his right arm and shoulder in the attack. They indicated that they tried to administer first aid but that it was futile. Galloway and Anderson bailed out and the plane crashed near Genech France. This can be found in File No. 2253 Missing Air Crew Reports.
Wyandotte County, KS, USA

Buried

Kansas City, MO, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2253

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90628241

Date
Contributorcoachsimm
Changes
Sources

Individual Casualty Questionnaire File # 2253 Galloway and Anderson survivors also information from brochures regarding monument in Genech for these airmen by Jos LeClercq.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 2253 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database