Raymond K Cruze
MilitaryAssigned to 668BS, 416BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) A/C badly shot up by flak over France, engine failure suffered, ditched in channel off Littlehampton 18-Jul-44. Sole survivor Sgt Giesy released his parachute and helped inflate his Mae west, but by the time the ASR launch arrived there was no sign of him. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12210.
Awards: AM (7OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13132166
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Arm/Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39554134
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Mechanic / Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Channel off Littlehampton, UK | 18 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) A/C badly shot up by flak over France, engine failure suffered, ditched in channel off Littlehampton 18-Jul-44. Sgt Samuel Giesy released his parachute and helped inflate his Mae west, but by the time the ASR launch arrived there was no sign of him. KIA. MACR 12210. |
| Sumner County, KS, USA | |||
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Enlisted |
Dodge City, KS 67801, USA | ||
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Based |
Wethersfield | 18 July 1944 | Assigned to 668BS, 416BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
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Born |
Wellington, KS, USA | Son of Pinkney S and Dicie Cruze. |
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