DOCUMENT 15744

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Extract from Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for Staff Sergeant Raymond A Buchholz of the 491st Bomb Group researched by historian Bill Beigel. The file contains copies of primary documents that discuss the return of personal effects, circumstances and causes of death, and memorialisation of the fallen airman. If you require access to the full, unedited file please contact Bill Beigel via his website, www.ww2research.com, or the AAM Team at [email protected]

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Units

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Nose Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hot Rocks
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron

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Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) researched and donated by Bill Beigel: www.ww2research.com

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Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) researched and donated by Bill Beigel: www.ww2research.com