Raymond Joseph Callahan
MilitaryRear L-R: Joseph Concino, Raymond Callahan, Michael Kochel, Allan Ainley Jr, Thomas Kelly.
Front L-R: Dewey Wofford, Charles Beeson, Kenneth Cobbs.
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
- 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: 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
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
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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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=291