Ray Leland Cornick
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 21295 - Ray I Cornick - Davenport, 352nd FG, KIA
Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ramrod to Wilhelmshaven in P-47D 42-8563. Attempting to catch formation prior to climb on instruments through overcast, overshot formation and not seen thereafter, crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA) 3-Feb-44. MACR 2122
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Ilene
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 358th Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron 366th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Muriel V
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 328th Fighter Squadron 487th Fighter Squadron 552nd Fighter Training Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Ilene II
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Scott County, IA, USA | 10 December 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
Des Moines, IA, USA | 24 February 1942 | Fort Des Moines Iowa |
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Other Commisioned |
Foster Field Dr, Victoria, TX, USA | 9 November 1942 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. |
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Other Crashed |
Mitchell Field, Garden City, NY 11530, USA | 28 March 1943 | Landing Accident Mitchel Field, NY Cat 3 damage 2Lt Ray L Cornick, 28-Mar-43. L-4B 43-809 - 328FS 352FG |
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Other Promotion |
Bodney, Thetford IP26 5BX, UK | 16 June 1943 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Crashed |
Bodney, Thetford IP26 5BX, UK | 23 September 1943 | Landing Accident Bodney/Sta 141 Cat 5 damage Lt Ray L Cornick RTD., 23-Sep-43. P-47D 42-22513 'Elene' - 328FS 352FG 8AF |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Drachten, Netherlands | 11 December 1943 | Me110 destroyed Drachten 11-Dec-43. P-47D 42-8481 416 rouns expended. |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 3 February 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ramrod to Wilhelmshaven in P-47D 42-8563. Crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA) 3-Feb-44. MACR 2122 |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
| Davenport, IA, USA | |||
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Based |
Bodney | 3 February 1944 | Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Pilot training |
Corsicana, TX, USA | Primary flight training. Corsicana, TX. | |
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Other Pilot training |
Waco, TX, USA | Basic flight training. Waco, TX. | |
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Other Pilot training |
Foster Field Dr, Victoria, TX, USA | 9 November 1942 | Advanced flight training. Foster Field, Victoria, TX. |
Revisions
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search/
https://www.fold3.com/page/84605073-ray-l-cornick/facts
https://www.fold3.com/record/529900950-ray-l-cornick
https://www.fold3.com/image/310952202?terms=Ray%20L%20Cornick
https://www.fold3.com/image/28598465
https://www.fold3.com/image/28609610
http://aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Cornick%2C+Ray+L&Sub…
http://aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmpilot.asp?Pilot=Cornick%2C+Ray+L&…
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-47/er/352-cornick-11dec43.jpg
http://abmc.gov/node/539469#.W1G3Ok2ougc
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_352.php
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56288770/ray-l-cornick
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2122 / MACR 2122, 8th AF Losses, .Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 290 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
