Raymond Allen Dyer
MilitaryAssigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Dyer destroyed one of four Me 262s downed by the 4th fighter group on 4 April 1945. This was his sole aerial victory, although he claimed three strafing kills.
Post War: Stayed in USAF, serving for 22 years. United Airlines pilot.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Glassport, PA, USA | 10 May 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 2 December 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Other E/A Destroyed |
4 April 1944 | Me262 destroyed 4-Apr-44. | |
Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 2 September 1944 - 21 September 1945 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promotion |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 26 October 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Died |
Denver, CO, USA | 27 July 2003 | |
Buried |
Fairmount Cemetery Denver Denver County CO | 30 July 2003 | Fairmount Cemetery Denver Denver County Colorado, USA. |
Glassport, PA, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- '1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr.' ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.