Raymond G Mears
Military ROLL OF HONOURDied in crash of Liberator #42-51226 near Boucly, France. Performed electronic countermeasure operations August 1944-45. Pilot of plane was Lieutenant Joseph Hornsby.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36515334
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17151905 and O-727204
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Washington County, Maryland, United States | 4 April 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States | 11 February 1943 | |
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Died |
Tincourt-Boucly, France | 10 November 1944 | Had stayed in the plane and his body, as well as those of Navigator 2nd Lt Frederick G. Grey and Nose Gunner Frank A. Bartho, were found in the nose of the crashed plane remains. |
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Buried |
Rest Haven Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland, United States |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Website link to story of 42-51226 and crew at http://francecrashes39-45.net/recits_avions/42-51226.pdf
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 548 Squadron of Deception by Hutton p. 4 and chapter 7 with pictures / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia