Ray Robert Woltman
Military ROLL OF HONOURRear 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
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
- 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: 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
- Site type: Airfield
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 |
Revisions
Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Updated Buried event per info listed in the event.
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