Raymond J LaFrenere

Military

Ray flew a combat tour with the 95th BG before becoming gunnery instructor with the 94th. An outdoorsman living in Alaska he died 27th January 1991 following a stroke and was buried with full military honours at For Richardson National Cemetery, Anchorage.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Carlton Jack Beck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39531825
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Revisions

Date26 Jul 2020 09:34:58
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
ChangesChanges to biography and unit associations
Sources

Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 94th Bomb Group related to the service of Raymond LaFrenere

Date27 Sep 2014 18:22:09
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php