Raymond J Pulliner
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 22049
BTG, Holdom Crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 14 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30011 "Widget". Mission #9 to Amiens-Glisy, France. MACR 133. Killed in Action (KIA). Buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery.
Dobbs Ferry, NY
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735969
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37153639
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35319053
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39393396
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-737416
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Widget
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
New York, NY, USA | 9 February 1917 | |
|
Other Killed in Action |
France | 14 July 1943 | |
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Based |
14 July 1943 | ||
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Buried |
Woodlawn National Cemetery Elmira, NY Section G Site 4732 |
Revisions
ARowe95
I visited his grave myself in Elmira, New York. I have pictures of his gravestone.
He is listed in the Department of Affairs Woodlawn Cemetery book.
His grave is located in Sec G and grave stone #4732
Birthplace, NY, NY on Marriage Certificate on date of issue: 11/14/51
Date of Marriage 11/1/1941
Class "A" Pass, DOB February 9, 1917 Pass NO. 552
Class A Pass, Manchester Air Base, Pass # 552
Marriage Certification, Manchester, NH - Date of issue 11/14/51 Date of Marriage: 11/1/1941
A list found in an album kept with names, addresses
381st BGMA: Medical Diary July 1943 - MIA 535th R/42-30011
http://www.381st.org/histories/medical_07-1943.html
I have a photo of Bill Craver and undated newspaper article of Sgt. Craver's Widow receives his air medal.
November 30, 1940 Certificate of Graduation from the United States Army Corps Materiel Division Supply School given at Middeltown Air Depot
EXTRACT - Headquarters, Army Air Forces Gunnery School, Tyndall Field Florida, November 3, 1942
Various Government Letters, War Department
October 26, 1943 The Secretary of War, Washington letter, Henry L. Stimson
June 2, 1946 letter by Headquarters, Army Air Forces Washington (in reply refer to AFPPA-8
AAF-201 (133) Pulliner, Raymond J. 6976053
(AV-171)
October 7, 1943 letter by War Department, Services of Supply, Office of the Adjutant General, Washington (In reply refer to AB 201-Pulliner, Raymond J (7 Oct 43) PD-C AS #6,976,053 from J.A. Ulio Major General, The Adjutant General
July 20, 1943 General Orders NO. 101 HQ. VIII Bomber Command, APO 634
By command of Brigadier General F. L. Anderson: John A. Samford, Colonel, AC, Chief of Staff
OFFICIAL: Edward E. Toro, Colonel, AGD, Adjutant General
Picture came from his son, Raymond J Pulliner and Granddaughter, Kristine
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 133 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 133 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
