Raymond C Lunenfeld
Military ROLL OF HONOURJoined squadron 3 August 1942. On 27-January-43 in B-24D 41-23776 "Spirit of '76' while serving as Navigator his aircraft was attacked by FW-190s on its way to Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The aircraft caught fire and crashed on Terschelling Island, Holland. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Spirit of 76
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 February 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York State | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Terschelling, Netherlands | 27 January 1943 | Killed when aircraft was attacked by enemy aircraft and crashed on Terschelling Island, Holland |
Buried |
New York, NY, USA | Originally buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery but his remains were repatriated after the war to New York. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 16-Feb-2015. Added SN & KIA event per MACR 15459; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added decorations, Burial event, crew position and loss details to Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE;
MACR 15459 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database