Raymond William Martin
MilitaryBTG, Chason crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 11 January 1944 in B-17 #42-3514 'Doll Baby'. Mission #59 to the aircraft factories at Oschersleben, Germany. MACR 1978. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft XVIIB.
The 1st Bomb Wing/381st BG did not hear the recall while over the continent. 180 out of 700 bombers continued the mission without fighter cover. The 533rd BS lost 6 of 9 aircraft. The 381st BG earned its second Distinguished Unit Citation.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16145096
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-754370
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17071625
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-690510
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36512967
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer, ball turret gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
2 July 1922 | ||
Based |
7 December 1943 - 11 January 1944 | ||
Other Prisoner of War |
Wasserhofstraße, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Austria | 11 January 1944 | Stalag XVIIb |
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1978 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia