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Ramsdell Raymond C.

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Five B-17s

 

Name:
Raymond C. Ramsdell
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
817th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group (Heavy)
Date of Death:
1944-07-18
State:
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Plot:
Sec: 34, Site: 1789
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:

Raymond C. Ramsdell served in the 483rd Bomb Group (H), 817th Bomb Squadron as a Staff Sergeant. He was one of the crew of the B-17 42-102923 which was shot down on July 18, 1944 and crashed near Memmingen during a bombing mission over Memmingen, Germany. Prior to "bombs away" they, along with 6 other B-17's, were attacked by an overwhelming number of German fighter aircraft. He is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. His name is with Staff Sergeant Douglas J. Short on a headstone.