Raymond F Buchholz
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 #44-40162.
Staff Sergeant Raymond A. Buchholz was born September 1, 1919. His next of kin were his parents, Walter and Etta Buchholz. His hometown was Wautoma, Wisconsin.
He was serving as the Nose Gunner aboard “Hot Rock,” B-24 tail #44-40162, of the 491st Bomb Group, 855th Bomb Squadron, when shot down over Wesel, Germany, on March 24, 1945.
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland.
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hot Rocks
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
1 September 1919 | Staff Sergeant Raymond F. Buchholz was born September 1, 1919. His next of kin were his parents, Walter and Etta Buchholz. His hometown was Wautoma, Wisconsin. | |
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Died |
24 March 1945 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
24 March 1945 | He was serving as the Nose Gunner aboard “Hot Rock,” B-24 tail #44-40162, of the 491st Bomb Group, 855th Bomb Squadron, when shot down over Wesel, Germany, on March 24, 1945. | |
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Buried |
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland. |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13551 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database