Raymon C Beus

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Raymon C. Beus UPL 72557 UPL 72557 Raymon C. Beus On

Object Number - UPL 72557 - Raymon C. Beus

RWG, Nason crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down by fighters on mission #59 to the aircraft factories at Oschersleben, Germany on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F 42-37719 'Hellcat/Dinah Might'. MACR 1881. Plane crashed in Zuider Zee. Killed in Action (KIA). Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands AMC.

Ogden, UT



The 1st Bomb Wing/381st BG did not hear the recall while over the continent. 180 out of 700 bombers continued on the mission without fighter cover. The 533rd BS lost 6 of 9 aircraft. The 381st BG earned its second Distinguished Unit Citation.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-809475
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-751258
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-746948
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35636245
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15069793
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer

Aircraft

Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hellcat / Dinah Mite
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Based

27 November 1943 - 11 January 1944

Other

Killed in Action

11 January 1944

Born

Buried

Tablets of the Missing

Revisions

Date
ContributorTroy Burnett
Changes
Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- MACR 1881;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
- records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;\
- www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx

Date
ContributorARowe95
Changes
Sources

ARowe95

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1881, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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