Raymond F Reuter
Military ROLL OF HONOURcook
Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Saarburg, France 10-Sep-44 in P-51B 42-106614; Loss of coolant forced abandonment of A/C 10 miles east of Saarburg. Evaded (EVD) MACR 8697
Failed to Return (FTR) escort / strafing mission 17-Apr-45 in P-51D 44-7285; hit by flak strafing airfield, A/C exploded near Prague, Czech. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13937
Awards: DFC, AM (6OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 13 May 1942 | Los Angeles California |
Died |
Prague, Czech | 17 September 1945 | |
Born |
Union, OR | Son of Eugene F and Iva V [Minnick] Reuter. | |
Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, Lorraine, France. Plot G Row 7 Grave 11 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13937 / MACR 8697 / MACR 8697/MACR 13937 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list