Raymon C Beus
Military ROLL OF HONOURRWG, 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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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17127681
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804383
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36319418
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31184147
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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27 November 1943 - 11 January 1944 | ||
Other Killed in Action |
11 January 1944 | ||
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Tablets of the Missing |
Revisions
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
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