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Raymond Donald DALLAS
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Source : USAAF Class Book Photo Project & Arie-Jan van Hees (Ellen Marchese) | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-696069 | ||||||
| AGE | 21 | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19 October 1923 Paducah, McCracken, KENTUCKY | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | KENTUCKY | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Robert Timothy "R. T." & Lizzie Mae Stetson DALLAS Siblings : Eva Mae, William Robert "Buddy" Sr, Virginia Almeda "Cricket", L. V. Stetson, Bertha Elizabeth & Anthony Vernon | ||||||
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| FONCTION | Navigator | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 335th Bomb Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 95th Bomb Group (H) | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 2 August 1944 |
Source : Frogman | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Airan, Département du Calvados | ||||||
| PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-55-BO - s/n 42-102700 QW*Z Carré-B
Macr : 7701 Mission : Paris (75) Take-off station 119 Horham, Suffolk Shot down by the flak Explodes in flight at 5:54 p.m. | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of La Cambe N°3539
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Lt. R. D. Dallas Declared Dead Lt. Raymond D. Dallas, 21, missing in action since August 2, 1944, while participating in a tactical bombing mission over France, has been declared dead by the War Departmentin an official notice received Monday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Dallas, 1611 Broad Street. Lt. Dallas, navigator on a B-17 Flying Fortress, had been overseas four months and had completed four missions over enemy territory for which he was awarded the Air Medal and three Oak Leaf Clusters. Twenty seven of his missions were in combat. On his last one, his plane was damaged by enemy aircraft, caught fire, exploded and crashed between Caen and Le Havre. He volunteered for service while a student at the University of Kentucky where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and was called for active duty in March 1943. He received his training at San Marcos, TX and Roswell, NM and was commisioned second lieutenant. He was promoted to first lieutenant after going overseas. Besides his parents he is survived by two brothers, Lt. Col. William R. Dallas, Louisville; Tony Dallas, Paducah; three sisters, Mrs. Leonard Smith, Mrs. Harold Wall and Mrs. Roy Roberts, all of Paducah. He was a member of Mizpah Presbyterian Church. | |||||||
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1930 United States Federal Census Source : Ancestry | |||||||
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Source : Ancestry | |||||||
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Source : Ancestry |
Source : Jaap Vermeer | ||||||
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Oak Grove Cemetery Source : genielady2012 |  | ||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | USAAF Class Book Photo Project - Arie-Jan van Hees - Findagrave.com - Findagrave.com - Ancestry - Fold3 |
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| EDITORS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-55-BO - s/n 42-102700 QW*Z Carré-B
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| Capt | Robert Oris | BABER | Pilot | Décédé | Gypsum Hill Cam. Salina, Kansas | O-375909 - 28 ans - Né le 18/10/1915 à Mentor, Kansas USA - Fils de Lawrence Otis et Sophia Gilead (Fitch) Baber, Dodge City, Kansas |
| 1Lt | Jasper Wiley Jr | KAYLOR | CoPilot | Décédé | Westview Cem. Atlanta, Fulton Co, Georgia | O-817042 - 28 ans - Né le 05/08/1916 - Fils de Jasper Wiley Kaylor - Conjoint de Mrs Dorothy M Kaylor, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1Lt | Raymond Donald DALLAS | Navigator | Décédé | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-696069 - AM+3/PH - 20 ans - Né le 19/10/1923 - Fils de Robert T et Lizzie M Dallas - Paducah, Kentucky | |
| 1Lt | Frank T | SOHM | Bomber | Décédé | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-754983 - DFC/AM+3/PH - Fils de Mrs Jessie A Sohm, Kingston, New York |
| T/Sgt | Oscar Cyrus | WALROD | Mecanicien/Gunner | Décédé | Correctionville Cem. Iowa | 19004514 - 25 ans - Né le 19/11/1918 - Conjoint de Mrs Dorothy R Walrod, Axtell, Kansas |
| T/Sgt | Robert V | HILL | Radio/Gunner | Décédé | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 35644898 - AM+2 - Conjoint de Mrs Betty A Hill, Franklin Furnace, Ohio |
| S/Sgt | Donald W | PHILLIPS | Gunner | Prisonnier | 15377309 - Fils de Mr Doane O Phillips, Alliance, Ohio | |
| S/Sgt | Barney | LIPKIN | Gunner | Prisonnier | 32695273 - Fils de Mrs Bechie Lipkin, Brooklyn, New York | |
| S/Sgt | Walter J Jr | COLLYER | Gunner | Prisonnier - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 32804322 - Fils de Mr Walter J Collyer, Brooklyn, New York | |
| Capt | Elmer E | BOCKMAN | Cdt | Décédé | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-2044718 - DFC/AM+4/PH - 95eBG/HqS - Fort Summer, New Mexico |
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Brother of Raymond D |
William Robert Dallas Sr
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Source : Brian | ||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14 octobre 1910 Paducah, McCracken, KENTUCKY | ||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | KENTUCKY | ||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Robert Timothy "R. T." & Lizzie Mae Stetson DALLAS Frères et sœurs : Eva Mae, Raymond D, Virginia Almeda "Cricket", L. V. Stetson, Bertha Elizabeth & Anthony Vernon | ||
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| UNIT |
US Army Air Corps WW 2 | ||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com | ||
