Jean H Raas
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew number 59. 28 x combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 44-8080; A/C hit by flak 30-Nov-44, subsequent mid air collision with 42-97407 sealed his fate. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11131
Awards: AM, PH.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-398228
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18046095 / O-435751
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13055630 / O-1995729
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pathfinder / Mickey Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17125094 / O-766246
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12130233 / O-817196
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Saint
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New Jersey, USA | 30 January 1917 | |
Enlisted |
Birmingham, AL | 16 June 1942 | Birmingham, Alabama |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Flur Oberkotzau, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 44-8080; A/C hit by flak 30-Nov-44, subsequent mid air collision with 42-97407 sealed his fate. KIA MACR 11131 |
Buried |
Edgewater Cemetery Edgewater, Bergen County, NJ | Re-Interred Edgewater Cemetery Edgewater, Bergen County, NJ | |
Based |
Framlingham | 30 November 1944 | Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Bessemer, AL | Next of Kin; Wife Gladys S Raas. |
Revisions
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196902307/jean-h-raas
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 11131
MACR 11131 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database