Raymond Ermund Comer Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Wilhelmshaven - Mid air collision near Rustringen in B-17 #43-38457. Baled out over North sea, Prisoner of War (POW) 31-Dec-44. MACR 11359.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
- Nicknames: Nine Lives
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 31 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
11 July 1922 | Son of Raymond E and Pauline Melissie [Justice] Comer. | |
Enlisted |
22 February 1943 | ||
Other Baled out |
31 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Wilhelmshaven Mid air collision near Rustringen in B-17 43-38457 Baled out over North sea Prisoner of War (POW) 31-Dec-44. MACR 11359. | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
31 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. | |
Died |
6 March 2009 | ||
Born |
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Buried |
Houston National Cemetery Houston Harris County Texas, USA |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.
Removed some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
MACR 11359 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database