Raymond F Lischer

Military
media-32359.jpeg UPL 32359 First Lieutenant Raymond F. Lischer, Pilot, 100th Bomb Group. Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 26 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 32359 - First Lieutenant Raymond F. Lischer, Pilot, 100th Bomb Group.

Flew 14 missions in 17 days, 35 missions in 14 weeks. Flew 'Royal Flush' for 25 missions. It was only plane of 14 to return from Munster (October 1943). Finished 25 July 1944 at St. Lo. 'Royal Flush' was shot down near Paris 11 August 1944. Ray afterwards returned to the CB&Q Railroad as an engineer and also farmed for many years.



AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC/ ETO



After finishing his tour Ray worked in engineering then back to the States as a B-17 transition instructor for six months.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

People

Byron Read Greene

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron 419th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31289048
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner / Toggelier / Aerial Gunner

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Born

Massena, Iowa 12 January 1918

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Iowans of the Mighty Eighth

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'Splasher Six'

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

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