Robert W Rayburn
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Robert W. Rayburn
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Pilot, Rayburn Crew. 381st BG, 534th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 19 April 1944 in B-17 #42-38004 "Ol' Man Tucker". Mission #94 to the airfield at Eschwege, Germany. MACR 4052. Killed in Action (KIA). Buried in a mass grave at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Oakland, CA
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6910612
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-814378
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17110265
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35369299
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18079004
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner/Flight Engineer
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
30 October 1919 | ||
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
25 February 1944 - 19 April 1944 | ||
Other Killed in Action |
Eschwege, Germany | 19 April 1944 | |
Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery | Mass Grave with: Leslie Bond, Charles Brumback, Anthony Caserta, A C Derrington, William Jones, Jr, John LaFontin |
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 4052, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4052 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database