Julius G Lee

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 2 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven 11-Jun-43 in B-17 42-29915; Shot down, plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1760



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Raymond Julius Zucker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20119730 / O-731722
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-29915

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Thunder God
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Chanute Field, IL 14 November 1940 Chanute Field, Illinois

Died

North Sea 11 June 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven 11-Jun-43 in B-17 42-29915; Shot down, plane crashed into North Sea. KIA MACR 1760

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA Son of Raymond Nelson and Amelia Ann “Millie” [Chartraw] Lee.

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Kimbolton 11 June 1943 Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/84355039-julius-g-lee
https://www.fold3.com/record/529902917-julius-g-lee
https://www.fold3.com/image/311039322?rec=300967150
http://8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentification=26…
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 1945
https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/California/Julius-Lee_2jcknc
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56291681/julius-g-lee

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84355039-julius-g-lee
https://www.fold3.com/record/529902917-julius-g-lee
https://www.fold3.com/image/311039322?rec=300967150
http://8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentification=26…
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 1945
https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/California/Julius-Lee_2jcknc
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56291681/julius-g-lee

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1760 / MACR 1760; The 379th Bombardier Group Anthology, pg 262 and 345 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database