Raymond J Will

Military

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Missions

  • Date: 15 March 1945

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I'm Lt. Col. Will's grandson (in law). After his daughter's death in 2010, I was entrusted with many of his mementos from his service, including his Bombardment Group "yearbooks" from the 490th and 452nd. Information about missions (and associated aircraft) in the 452nd came from records maintained by 452nd BG historian Howard Keller.

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490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia