Raymond A Normandin
Military
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UPL 16410
Crew #645/465
Raymond A. Normandin Crew
466th BG - 786th and 784th Bomb Squadrons
Standing Left to Right: Curtis N. Adamy (N), Raymond Ostolski (B), Arthur C. Weber (CP), Raymond A. Normandin (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: Miles Henneman (G), William F. Crayne (G), Heber L. Honey (FE), Rudolph Gorisek (G), Robert R. Hill (R/O)
This crew flew 10 missions with the786th BS then transferred to the 784th BS, trained as a lead crew then flew 20 more combat missions as a lead crew to complete their tour. 466th Bomb Group collection
Raymond A. Normandin Crew
466th BG - 786th and 784th Bomb Squadrons
Standing Left to Right: Curtis N. Adamy (N), Raymond Ostolski (B), Arthur C. Weber (CP), Raymond A. Normandin (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: Miles Henneman (G), William F. Crayne (G), Heber L. Honey (FE), Rudolph Gorisek (G), Robert R. Hill (R/O)
This crew flew 10 missions with the786th BS then transferred to the 784th BS, trained as a lead crew then flew 20 more combat missions as a lead crew to complete their tour. 466th Bomb Group collection
Flew 30 missions including 8 Squadron Lead, 10 ground lead and 2 wing lead. Longest mission was #28 to Berlin (over 9 hours) came in with empty fuel tanks.
DFC/ Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster / Air Force Commandation
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-716310
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39553371
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15354248
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33756715
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34599639
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Polaris II
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Audrey
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Reliable Babe
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Black Cat
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 December 1944
- Date: 23 December 1944
- Date: 30 November 1944
- Date: 15 October 1944
- Date: 14 October 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New Bedford, Massachusetts | 2 August 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 22 June 1942 | |
New Bedford, MA, USA | 236 Maxfield Street | ||
Edmond, OK, USA | |||
Euless, TX, USA |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
466th BG Archives - Letter from Raymond Normandin to Earl Wassom,
20 August 2003
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
466th BG Archives = 786th BS Combat Crew Mission Record Chart
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self