Raymond E Newton

Military

Killed in Action (KIA) near Keschnick in B-17 'Windy Lou' #42-31780.



AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Windy Lou
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

5 November 1944

Born

Kokomo, Indiana, USA

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, H18 13

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 5 November 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Changed the label for a POW event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info in the "Summary biography".

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

ABMC MACR 10346 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10346 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database