Ray Wilbur Bauman

Military

Ditched plane in channel on 8/24/44. All crew were saved. Plane was B-17 'Old Gatemouth' #42-97166.



On 9/19/44 in B-17 #43-37794 crashed at Wiesbaden - taken Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97166

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old gatemouth
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

43-37794

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

13 September 1920 Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio

Enlisted

6 January 1942 Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, Ohio

Died

26 December 1999 Franklin County, Ohio

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 19 September 1944

Buried

Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio

Revisions

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NARA files verified ASN upon entry, officer number and Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters. He earned at least one bronze service star on the EAME Campaign Medal. He was eligible for the Prisoner of War Medal and continued to serve, retiring as a Colonel.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10851481/ray-w-bauman

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10202 / MACR 10202; Snetterton Falcons, pg 169, 185, 186, 193 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database