Raymond H Townsend
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #42109822 'Townsend's Terrible Ten. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
1st Lieutenant Raymond H. Townsend was born November 25, 1916. His next of kin were his wife, Phyllis Townsend, his mother, Eulalah Peevey, and his sister, Pearl Ohls. He was from Corpus Christi, Texas.
On April 8, 1944, he was the Pilot of “Townsend’s Terrible Ten,” B-24 tail #42-109822, of the 44th Bomb Group, 68th Bomb Squadron, when it was shot down over Celle, Germany.
He is buried in Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
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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
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA | 26 November 1916 | 1st Lieutenant Raymond H. Townsend was born November 25, 1916. His next of kin were his wife, Phyllis Townsend, his mother, Eulalah Peevey, and his sister, Pearl Ohls. He was from Corpus Christi, Texas. |
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Died |
8 April 1944 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 8 April 1944 | On April 8, 1944, he was the Pilot of “Townsend’s Terrible Ten,” B-24 tail #42-109822, of the 44th Bomb Group, 68th Bomb Squadron, when it was shot down over Celle, Germany. |
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Buried |
San Antonio, TX, USA | He is buried in Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3857 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database