Ray T Matheny
Military
Sharing a USAAF official photo of Ray T Matheny made available by the University of Utah: https://veteransday.utah.edu/honorees/ray-matheny/
Object Number - UPL 42488 - Ray T Matheny
Ray was shot down on 5 January 1944 in B-17 #42-31093 'The Deacon's Sinners'. He survived and was taken as a Prisoner of War (POW). He was held at Stalag 17B.
After the war, Ray worked as a mechanic with Western Air Lines. He re-enlisted during the Korean War. Following that stint of service, Ray went to college, eventually becoming professor of anthropology at Brigham Young University. He lives in Lindon, Utah.
See Wikipedia entry here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Matheny
Additional information:
https://veteransday.utah.edu/honorees/ray-matheny/
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84173684.html
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
30 October 1942 | ||
|
Born |
Los Angeles, California | His enlistment record gives his year of birth as 1924. Ray enlisted age 17. | |
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Other Lives in |
Lindon, UT |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1944, 8th AF Losses; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 291
