Ray Robert Woltman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-36945.jpeg UPL 36945 McCormic's crew of the 8th AF 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their base in England, 23 January 1945.

Rear L-R: Unk, 2Lt Ray R. Woltman, 2Lt William Feinstein, 2Lt John R McCormick

Front L-R: Unk, S/Sgt William G Logan, Sgt Charles Fellows, Sgt William F. "Bill" Garner, S/Sgt Reynaldo Garcia, S/Sgt Joseph F Stritch

Object Number - UPL 36945 - McCormic's crew of the 8th AF 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their base in England, 23 January 1945. Rear L-R: Unk, 2Lt Ray R. Woltman, 2Lt...

Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 26+ combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Kahlstorf, Germany, 3-Feb-45, in B-17 42-97387 'Maude an Maria'. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12214





Awards: AM (4 OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12125236 / O-828397
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38554582
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35893396
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39695900
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32978116
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier/Togglier

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Maude an Maria
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 3 February 1945

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cleveland, Ohio 26 September 1921 Son of George F and Ruth E Woltman.

Other

Killed In Action (KIA)

Kahlstorf, Germany 3 February 1945 near Kahlstorf (Lehmke), Germany

Buried

Lehmke, Germany 3 February 1945 at the Lehmke cemetery, Germany

Buried

Arlington National Cemetery 26 August 1949 Re-Interred Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia Section: 34, Site: 3491

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Nuthampstead 3 February 1945 Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF.
Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

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Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Updated Buried event per info listed in the event.

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WWII Draft card
Corrected burial date (MACR 12214)

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MACR 12214
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12214 / MACR 12214, Mention in Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier by Streitfeld with picture of some crew members on p. 115 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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