Raymond I Klass
Military
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UPL 16634
Crew #428/737
Lewis M. Bartok Crew (partial)
Standing Left to Right: Raymond T. Klass (N), Gordon A. Dennis (CP), Newell G. Shepherd (B), Lewis M. Bartok (P)
Seated Left to Right: John F. Ely (FE), Louis J. Leone (R/O) 466th Bomb Group collection
Lewis M. Bartok Crew (partial)
Standing Left to Right: Raymond T. Klass (N), Gordon A. Dennis (CP), Newell G. Shepherd (B), Lewis M. Bartok (P)
Seated Left to Right: John F. Ely (FE), Louis J. Leone (R/O) 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Normandy with bronze star on theater ribbon-Northern France. Berlin on Mar. 22nd -Berlin Airlift. Flew 30 Missions in WW IIWon SAC Bomb. Nav Competition in 1954
Air Medal w/3Oak Leaf Cluster;DFC;EAME Medal;WW II Victory Medal; Pres. unit Citation; AF Reserve Medal
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-790608
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Bay City, Michigan | 31 July 1924 | |
Died |
Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA | 29 January 2008 | |
Buried |
Pensacola, FL, USA | 2 February 2008 | Barrancas National Cemetery Pensacola Escambia County Florida, USA Plot: Section A12, Row A, Site 12 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Michael Slasinski