Raymond Beauford Porter
Military
Fighter Pilot
365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
365FG FB Page
Object Number - UPL 46336 - 1LT Raymond B. Porter Fighter Pilot 365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
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Units served with
![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brétigny-sur-Orge
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Chièvres Air Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cushing, Oklahoma | 26 March 1919 | |
| Clarksdale, Mississipi | 16 October 1940 | 12 Cuyahoga | |
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Enlisted |
Jackson, Mississippi | 23 November 1940 | |
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Died |
Midland, Texas | 9 January 1987 | |
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Buried |
Midland, Texas | 12 January 1987 | Fairview Cemetery Midland, Midland County, Texas, USA |
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Other Assigned to the 365th FG |
Beaulieu Airfield, UK | Flew combat missions until January 1945 |
