Name:
Raymond Wilbur
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
20122116
Unit:
562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1943-11-29
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
A
Row:
5
Grave:
30
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Raymond Wilbur entered the military service in Massachuetts. He served in the 562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group (Heavy), as a Staff Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner of #42-5954 "Mister Yank II" aircraft during World War II. He was Killed in Action on November 29, 1943 and is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. SSgt Wilbur was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.