Raymond Wilson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by rockets fired by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-31107. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31107

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Jane
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tarrant County, TX, USA 29 March 1924

Died

11 January 1944

Buried

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas Raymond is buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 11 January 1944

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Ancestry.com

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2513 / MACR 2513, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database