Raymond A Flora

Military

Shot down 2 June 1944 in B-17 #4239918. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Flora joined the squadron in May 1944, flew his first mission in the morning of June 2nd - a short run over the French coast - and it was on only his second mission that same afternoon that they were shot down.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39918

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 2 June 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

385th BG newsletter 15 July 1982

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5232 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database