Raymond Francis McCarthy
Military
Back, left to right : Joseph Keenan; Robert Sasse, Edward Frost and Raymond McCarthy.
Front, left to right : Eugene Szulczewski, Paul Dickerson, Richard Kindig (not Kindic !) and Andrew Marcin (not Marsin !) Hutchinson & Cortright
Corrected 2 names in the crew photo
MACR 4938
Object Number - UPL 24438 - Crew members of Bomb' N Belle : Back, left to right : Joseph Keenan; Robert Sasse, Edward Frost and Raymond McCarthy. Front, left to right : Eugene...
Shot down 20 May 1944 in B-17 #42-37864. Evaded (EVD). Escape & Evasion Report E&E 2130.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14094229 at enlistment, then O-701492
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15130296 at enlistment, then O-813756
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37549316
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13025756
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | 18 July 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
17 January 1943 | Chicago, Illinois | |
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Other Bailed out |
20 May 1944 | of B-17 #42-37864 over Holland, landed in Belgium | |
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Other Evaded capture |
20 May 1944 - 13 September 1944 | with the help of Belgian citizens and members of the Résistance. Liberated in Seraing (Liège), Belgium by US troops. Flown back to England on 15 September 1944. | |
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Died |
28 March 2013 | ||
| Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | |||
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Buried |
Raymond McCarthy rests at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 4938
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 2130
VA Gravesite Locator
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4938