John H Geltz Raiser
Militaryphoto by Tony Giberson, via Ian Darling
John Raiser was Pilot of B-24 'Begin The Beguine' #41-28619 on the mission to the Juvincourt airfield, France on 23 July 1944. Shot down by Flak over Holland, caught fire and exploded. Debris were spread over large area West of Vlissingen, The Netherlands. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39277430
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33568877
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36559483
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA | 26 February 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | 25 June 1942 | |
Other Captured |
23 June 1944 | NE of Vlissingen, Zeeland Province, The Netherlands and sent to the German Marine hospital in Bergen-op-Zoom, then to Dulag Luft for interrogation | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 23 June 1944 - 29 April 1945 | Interned at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan/Zagan, Poland. Force-marched from there. Liberated 29 April 1945 at Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Germany. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 20 July 1945.” |
Died |
Pensacola, Florida, USA | 4 January 2012 | |
Glenside, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA |
Revisions
Added a location to the POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an associations to Stalag Luft 3 & Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
MACR 6232
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft card
NARA WWII POW records
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
MACR 6232
2011 research for author Ian Darling's book “Heroes in the Skies-American Aviators in World War II” - http://iandarling.weebly.com/american-book.html
Added S/N & POW camp info per records for POWs at the National Archives. Added Summary biography.
MACR 6232 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database