John H Ray Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters on return from a mission to Gotha, Germany, on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24J 42-100338. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Killed in action

24 February 1944

Born

Iuka, Mississippi

Buried

Mississippi

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2943, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces