Raymond W Finicle
MilitaryRear L-R: T/Sgt Leo A Chruby, Col Herschel Streit, Lt Jesse R Pitts, Lt Robert J Marcott, Lt Lawrence Kundin, Sgt Raymond W Finicle, Sgt James E Williams, Sgt John E Snell.
Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Mike R Boyovich, Unkn, Unkn, Sgt Lopez, Sgt Stanley Robert Owens.
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Flew on 'Penny Ante' ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14077074 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Penny Ante
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Cuyahoga County, OH | 23 January 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH | 31 December 1942 | Cleveland, Ohio |
Other Discharged USAAF |
29 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Leavenworth, KS | 17 January 1982 | |
Buried |
Sunset Memory Gardens, Leavenworth, KS | 20 January 1982 | Sunset Memory Gardens Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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