Raymond H Rajala

Military

Shot down by fighters on mission to Halberstadt on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-3486. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 812th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 January 1944

Born

Troy, New Hampshire, USA

Enlisted

Enlisted

Enlisted

Enlisted

Enlisted

Enlisted

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2522 / MACR 2522, 8th AF Losses; Page 65LOSSES OF THE 8TH & 9TH AIR FORCES, Vol 2 by Bishop & Hey & MACR 2522 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database