Raymond William Veiders Jr

Military

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 26 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Wernigeerode in B-17 42-31028; Hit by flak, exploded in mid-air and crashed near Munster, Germany on 22-Feb-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2872.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Harry Richard Simons

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-795841
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-29747

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rikki Tikki Tavi II
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

42-29772

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mojo
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

42-29776

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

42-29893

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: El Diablo
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

42-30237

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stump Jumper
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 524th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Buffalo, New York 3 May 1921 Son of Raymond W Veiders Sr.

Enlisted

Buffalo, NY 29 September 1942 Buffalo, New York

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 22 February 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Baled out POW

Munster, Germany 22 February 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Wernigeerode in B-17F 42-31028; Hit by flak, exploded in mid-air and crashed near Munster, Germany on 22-Feb-44. POW MACR 2872

Other

Discharged USAAF

28 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Clarence, NY 12 January 1994

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Kimbolton 22 February 1944 Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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https://www.fold3.com/record/11007857-raymond-w-veiders
https://www.fold3.com/record/86369685-raymond-w-veiders-jr
https://www.fold3.com/record/626003177-raymond-veiders-1921
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 1945
http://8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentification=46…
http://8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentification=55…
http://8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentification=55…

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ContributorLucy May
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Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
MACR 2872 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2872, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces