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Ray Denver Ford

Military

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Shot down 29 November 1943 in B-17 #42-29498 'Dark Horse', Killed in Action (KIA).

Service

Units served with

  • 303rd Bomb Group

    303rd Bomb Group

    Group
    The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New...

  • 360th Bomb Squadron

    360th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

Aircraft

  • 42-29498 'Mumsie' aka 'Dark Horse'

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Cheyenne 26/12/42; Salina 11/1/43; Morrison 14/2/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-L] Thurleigh 2/3/43; transferred 360BS/303BG [PU-D] Molesworth 25/9/43; 7m Missing in Action Bremen 29/11/43 with Capt Carl Fyler, Co-pilot: Bob Ward, Navigator:...

Events

Event Location Date
Born Prince George, Virginia, USA 2 March 1918
Killed in Action (KIA) Germany 29 November 1943
Died 29 November 1943
Nationality
American
Nickname
Not yet known
Service numbers
6888102
Highest rank
Staff Sergeant
Role/job
Ball Turret Gunner
Awards
Not yet known

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
19 October 2020 18:37:00 jmoore43 Changes to biography
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Date Contributor Update
31 August 2019 18:31:54 wdwcpa@hotmail.com Changes to media associations
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Virginia WWII Commission
Date Contributor Update
31 August 2019 18:31:19 wdwcpa@hotmail.com Changes to middlename
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Ancestry.com Birth Certificate
Date Contributor Update
31 August 2019 18:29:23 wdwcpa@hotmail.com Changes to events
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Ancestry.com
Date Contributor Update
31 August 2019 18:25:02 wdwcpa@hotmail.com Changes to events
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Ancestry.com
Date Contributor Update
31 August 2019 18:24:16 wdwcpa@hotmail.com Changes to service number
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National Archives
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:21:57 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1657 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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