Raymond Alexander Hill Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Rahmel, Poland in B-17 42-102678 'Ole Worrybird' hit by flak burst lost 2 engines and fell out of formation, crashed near Gottigen on 11-Feb-44 in B-17 42-102678 'Ole Worrybird', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10309.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ole Worrybird
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fulton County, GA, USA | 8 February 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA | 17 September 1942 | Fort McPherson Atlanta. Georgia |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
78-220 Tychowo, Poland | 2 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Baled out |
Osnabrück, Germany | 2 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Rahmel, Poland in B-17 'Ole Worrybird' 42-102678 hit by flak burst lost 2 engines and fell out of formation 2-Nov-44 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10309. |
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Died |
Meriwether County, GA, USA | 8 December 1975 | |
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Buried |
Warm Springs City Cemetery Warm Springs Meriwether County GA | 11 December 1975 | Warm Springs City Cemetery Warm Springs Meriwether County Georgia |
| St Louis, Missouri, USA | |||
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Based |
Horham | 2 November 1944 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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MACR 10309 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database