Raleigh Peter Murray
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 13414 - Page 3 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
Killed in Action (KIA) at Graft in B-24 #42110188
Originally a gunner on the Robert D. Nelson Crew (Crew #672), He had been injured when that crew made a crash landing near Lynwade after a loss of power on 5 November 1944. He returned to action as a replacement gunner only to be KIA four months and one day later.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2000270
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-715288
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 5 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wabash, IN | 28 June 1922 | |
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Other Survived Crash Landing |
Lenwade, Norwich NR9, UK | 5 November 1944 | Survived the crash landing of B-24J-1-DT #42-51231 that killed three of his crewmates. |
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Died |
Graft, 30419 Hannover, Germany | 6 February 1945 | Murray had been severely injured (and possibly killed) by one of the four direct flak hits and was not able to bail out. |
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Buried |
Covington, IN 47932, USA | Mount Hope Cemetery Covington Fountain County Indiana, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12220
