Arthur Alvin Raines
Military
Pilot
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
KIA 10 April 1944
Object Number - UPL 49430 - 2LT Arthur Alvin Raines Pilot 416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF KIA 10 April 1944
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jackson, California | 27 October 1918 | |
| Bakersfield, California | 16 October 1940 | 115 Arvin Worked for Bank of America | |
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Conches, France | 6 March 1944 | |
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Died |
near Bois des Huit Rues, France | 10 April 1944 | On the morning of 10 April 1944, a cold and overcast day, 36 A-20s of the 416th Bomb Group were dispatched from Wethersfield RAF station in England. Their mission was to destroy a secret German installation hidden within the Bois des Huit Rues (Forest of the 8 streets) near Morbecque and Hazebrouck in Flanders (northern France). The flight encountered heavy flak and was forced to make three passes over the target due to cloud cover. Three aircraft were lost, with only one crew surviving. A-20G tail number 43-9895, flown by 2nd Lt. Arthur A. Raines, Jr. with gunners SSgt Glenn J. Bender and SSgt Jack O. Nielsen was lost over the target due to flak. The aircraft was last seen by Lt. Ernest L. Johnson (670th BG) at 11,000 feet with one engine feathered. Lt. Raines entered the service from California. |
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Buried |
No Known Grave Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Madingley Road Coton CB23 7PH Cambridge United Kingdom |
