96th Bomb Group
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945.
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Ray Walters
Military
Shot down 13 June 1943 in B-17 #4229748 'Paradise Lost. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Service
Units served with
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338th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-29748 Paradise Lost
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 12/2/43; Walker 27/2/43; Salinas 10/3/43; Presque Is 5/4/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX- ] Grafton Underwood 27/4/43; Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; Missing in Action Kiel 13/6/43 with Howard Rossman, Co-pilot: Leon Goode,...
Associated Place
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Snetterton Heath
Military site : airfield
Intended to be an RAF bomber base, construction of Snetterton Heath started in Autumn 1942 but continued until mid-1943, because it was extended after allocation as an Eighth Air Force bomber base. It had eventually three concrete runways, 50...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | ||
| Killed in Action (KIA) | Germany | 13 June 1943 |
| Died | 13 June 1943 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 September 2014 18:21:57 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15631 / MACR 15631; Snetterton Falcons, pg 31 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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