Raymond A Becker
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3333 'Purgatory Pete'. Returned to base.
Shot down 16 November 1943 in B-17 #42-30455 'Schifliss Skunk'. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
DFC, AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20504412
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant engineer and waist gunner
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
16 November 1943 | ||
Born |
New York, USA | ||
Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 16 November 1943 | |
Other Returned (RTD) |
Mediterranean Sea | 17 August 1943 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial numbers in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1400 / MACR 389 / MACR 389; MACR 1400, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 374 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database