Raymond F Reuter

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-25974.jpeg UPL 25974 Capt Ray Reuter 339th FG

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Object Number - UPL 25974 - Capt Ray Reuter 339th FG

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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Aircraft

A P-51 Mustang (serial number 42-106579) nicknamed "Sally" of the 339th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-106579.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Sally
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron

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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

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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

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