Raymond Daniel Hamley
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA)
DFC, AM w/6 Oak Leaf Cluster (6th AM awarded for the last flight), PH
The rest of the crew: Maj. William J. Heather, pilot, 0-727724; Capt. Clark T. Dean, Bombardier, 0-663242; 1 Lt. Curtis E. "Buck" Wheat, Navigator, 0-731349; 1 Lt. Arthur J. Smyth, "Gee" Navigator, 0-791865; S/sgt. Richard G. Keefer, Radio/gunner, 13087561; 2 Lt. Frank L. Watkins, Tail gunner, 0-2045203.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
![Private First Class Barbara O'Brien of the Womens Army Corps, paints the nose of a B-26 Marauder (YU-Y. serial number 41-34982) nicknamed "Jolly Roger" of the 323rd Bomb Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publcation 4 Dec 1943.' [stamp] and '295589.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'W.A.C.S. on duty at a Bomber Station. Associated Press Photo shows:- Pfc: Barbara O'Brien painting the Jolly Roger on the nose of a Marauder with the crew looking on.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380000.jpg.webp?itok=SSrEVQvb)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
New York State | 1 March 1942 | Enlisted in Binghamton, NY. Married to Hazel. |
|
Died |
20 May 1944 | The Battlin Bitch was on a pre-D-Day mission over France. The plane was carrying a bombardier and a "Gee" navigator indicating that it was the Box Lead plane in the formation and using radar. The plane was damaged by heavy flak over the target, and the left engine was seen to be smoking after completing the run. The plane headed for its base at Earls Colne, northwest of London, near Colchester, but turned back toward France because the damage was too great. A few miles from the coast, near Dieppe, the plane was seen to go down in the Channel between 1900 and 2000 hours local. No wreckage was found, and Hamley's body was the only one recovered when it was washed ashore some time later. | |
|
Buried |
|||
|
Other |
20 May 2044 |
Revisions
b26.com/Trevor Allen; us militaria forum (searched for Raymond Hamley 20213665), citing MACR4966 and Hamley's IDPF
b26.com/Trevor Allen; US militaria forum citing MACR4966 and Hamley's IDPF
9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association) / B-26 memorials guide / Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia