Raymond Earl Ische

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-56071.png UPL 56071 Raymond E Ische. Navigator 703 BS, 445th BG.

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Object Number - UPL 56071 - Raymond E Ische. Navigator 703 BS, 445th BG.

Assigned to 703BS, 455BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) 27-Sep-44 in B-24 42-51541.





Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), American Campaign Medal, EAME (1 x Battle Star), PH.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

People

John Harlan Chilton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18160594 / O-811015
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-51541

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'

Tibenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Milwaukee, Wisconsin,USA 11 June 1922 Son of Earl C and Elsie Ische.

Enlisted

Milwaukee, WI 1 September 1942 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Died

Friedlos, Germany 27 September 1944

Buried

Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial Tablets of the Missing Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial Hamm, Luxembourg

Based

Tibenham 27 September 1944 Assigned to 703BS, 455BG, 8AF USAAF.

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ContributorChristopher
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fixed Map location.

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ContributorChristopher
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Added awards. NARA archives.

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ContributorChristopher
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Photo of Raymond E Ische

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ContributorChristopher
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corrected his place and date of birth, and date he was KIA. From NARA archives. Also listed Gerstungen Germany were his body was found. Then buried at Stalag IX-C work camp cemetery. As per his IDPF. He is listed as MIA.

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

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Birsic, MACR 9394, ABMC, 2AD Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9394 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 56071 - Raymond E Ische. Navigator 703 BS, 445th BG.