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Charles E. RAY
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Pilot Class Book 43-K, Lubbock, Texas. Courtesy of my Fields of Honor Database colleague Ria who indexed this class book | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-808734 | ||||||
| AGE | 21 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4 February 1923 | ||||||
| ETAT | Ivesdale, Champaign County, ILLINOIS | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents: Charles Albert RAY & Catherine A STOUT RAY Soeur: Anna Pauline RAY RAGLAN | ||||||
| RANK | First Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 390th Fighter Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 366th Fighter Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 9th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 27 July 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | St.Pierre-du-Mont | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
P-47 Thunderbolt - type D-20-RE - s/n 42-76423
Macr: 7487 Mission: Ground troops support TakeOff Terrain A-1 St-Pierre-du-Mont (14) During a low altitude attack around 10:20 am, the aircraft hit the ground and then bounced again to hit the ground and crashed | ||||||
| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James | ||||||
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - Clive TIRLEMONT - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries |
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| PROGRAMMER | Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |