William S Raper

Military
media-36776.jpeg UPL 36776 "Lead crew on bombing mission to Hamburg, Germany, in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. England, 24 February 1945."

Rear L-R: Capt James Pershing Zwayer, Maj James S Cheney, Capt Harold Lee Stouse, Lt Col William S Raper, 1Lt Lawrence J Lifshus

Front L-R: T/Sgt Joseph D. Lillis, T/Sgt George Fred Bostick, 1Lt Melvin E Papp, S/Sgt Leo F Wotanis, F/O James Hodges Hardy

https://www.fold3.com/image/161239137?terms=James%20hodges%20Hardy

Object Number - UPL 36776 - "Lead crew on bombing mission to Hamburg, Germany, in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. England, 24...

Commanding Officer 303rd Bomb Group from 29-Oct-44 to 19-Apr-45.



SS/ DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wheeling, West Virginia

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 11-Nov-2014. CO data, http://www.usaaf.com/8thaf/bomber/303bg.HTM; SN http://www.303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45

William S Raper: Gallery (1 items)

Object number: UPL 36776 - "Lead crew on bombing mission to Hamburg, Germany...