Raymond Joseph Callahan

Military
media-53010.jpeg UPL 53010 "Lt. Kochel and crew of the 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Spirit Of Bloomfield" at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 20 November 1944."

Rear L-R: Joseph Concino, Raymond Callahan, Michael Kochel, Allan Ainley Jr, Thomas Kelly.

Front L-R: Dewey Wofford, Charles Beeson, Kenneth Cobbs.

Object Number - UPL 53010 - "Lt. Kochel and crew of the 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Spirit Of Bloomfield" at an 8th Air Force Base in England,...

Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Michael Kochel crew. 39 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).



Post war: Served in Korean and Vietnam conflicts.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12094940 / O-813718
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Farmer's Daughter
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tagalong, Duke's Mixture
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Beat Me Daddy

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ehrenfeld, PA 13 January 1924 Son of Raymond H Callahan.

Enlisted

Altoona, PA 11 August 1942 Altoona, Pennsylvania

Other

Discharged USAAF

9 November 1945 Honourable discharge.

Enlisted

7 July 1952

Other

Discharged USAF

31 October 1969 Honourable discharge.

Died

Johnstown, PA 12 July 2004

Buried

Grandview Cemetery, Southmont, PA 15 July 2004 Grandview Cemetery, Southmont, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

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