Raymond V Duffy

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

LWG, Kemp crew in the 381st BG, 535th BS.



Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3123 'Ron Chee'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1396. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Gillos Edward Gentry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17031973
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

William Olge Heim

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-678256
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Arthur P Jennette

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14034482
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer

Leslie A Kemp

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11039622 / O-736533
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Thomas B Nelson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-670213
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

Engineers work to complete the runway, in time for the first B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3123) nicknamed "Ron Chee" of the 381st Bomb Group to touch down. Image stamped on reverse: 'Planet News.' [stamp], 'Reviewed and passed 21 May 1943.' [stamp] and '265190.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Photo Shows:- American Engineers completeing the last piece of the aerodrome - as the first "Flying Fortress" bomber arrives on the new field. AND, 21 May 1943. PN-s.' Handwritten caption on reve

42-3123

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ron Chee
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

8 October 1943

Born

Yonkers, New York, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 8 October 1943

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Plot B Row 31 Grave 40

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Added some punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1396 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1396 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database