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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People

Dana E Gray

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert Edward Leftwich

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34771044
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

William E Salviani

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32901650
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Ennis Lavern Stewart

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38465272
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

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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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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
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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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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
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Sources

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