Raymond Joseph Lacombe
Military
Kneeling L-R: Sgt's EW Harbison, JE Caillier, D Kennon, HJ Seigfeldt, Griffin, D Barth
B-24 Liberator 4124282 'Ruth-Less' a survivor of 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid. Lost on raid on V1 rocket launching ramps at Pas-de-Calais, France. Shortly after dropping their bombs, the bomber received flak damage to the # 3 and # 4 engines (both engines on the starboard wing). Not possible to make base and while attempting to find a landing area in poor weather, A/C crashed into a hill above Eastbourne, killing all crew. 10 KIA. Pilot 1st Lt James O Bolin. MACR 6385. Picture of Lt Slough Ploesti crew.
Object Number - UPL 14571 - Standing Lt's FD Slough, JL Warner, RL Lacombe, Scott Kneeling L-R: Sgt's EW Harbison, JE Caillier, D Kennon, HJ Seigfeldt, Griffin, D Barth B-24...
Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti raid. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43 in B-24 41-24282.
Severely damaged by flak after making two bomb runs over target of Friedrichshafen, Germany on 18-Mar-44, B-24 42-100073 'Sack Artist' crashed near Dubendorf, Switzerland after the crew baled out. Interned (INT).
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle stars).
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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
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lowell, MA | 14 February 1915 | Son of Joseph Edward and Florence [MacPherson] Lacombe. |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Dubendorf, Switzerland | 18 March 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Friedrichshafen in B-24 42-100073 'Sack Artist'; baled out near Dubendorf. Interned Switzerland. 18-Mar-44. |
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Died |
Slidell, LA | 8 July 2001 | |
| Providence, Rhode Island, USA | |||
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery | Arlington National Cemetery Section: 64, Site: 650 | |
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Based |
Shipdham | 18 March 1944 | Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Marriage |
Married Margaret V Conlon. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3407 / MACR 3407, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
