Jean H Raas

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew number 59. 28 x combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 44-8080; A/C hit by flak 30-Nov-44, subsequent mid air collision with 42-97407 sealed his fate. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11131



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

People

Hugh W Branch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron 570th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-398228
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Personnel of the 390th Bomb Group are briefed by Major Louis W Dolan before the first shuttle mission to Russia. Image via Ian Mactaggart. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390 BG (2 photos) Maj Louise W. Dolan Ops officer briefs group for 1st shuttle to Russia Aircraft took off 21/6/44 MACTAGGART'

Louis William Dolan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron 570th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18046095 / O-435751
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

George Evancho

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13055630 / O-1995729
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pathfinder / Mickey Operator

Gerald Hill Farris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17125094 / O-766246
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Dana Elson Gary

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12130233 / O-817196
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-8080

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Saint
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Missions

731

  • Date: 30 November 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Jersey, USA 30 January 1917

Enlisted

Birmingham, AL 16 June 1942 Birmingham, Alabama

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Flur Oberkotzau, Germany 30 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 44-8080; A/C hit by flak 30-Nov-44, subsequent mid air collision with 42-97407 sealed his fate. KIA MACR 11131

Buried

Edgewater Cemetery Edgewater, Bergen County, NJ Re-Interred Edgewater Cemetery Edgewater, Bergen County, NJ

Based

Framlingham 30 November 1944 Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF.
Bessemer, AL Next of Kin; Wife Gladys S Raas.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196902307/jean-h-raas
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/30641957
https://www.fold3.com/image/321192782
https://www.fold3.com/record/84031151-jean-h-raas
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763956?rec=299496701
http://genealogytrails.com/ala/military_ww2honor.html

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 11131

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 11131 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database