Wallace Raymond L.

Name:

Raymond L. Wallace

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-703352

Unit:

603rd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1944-07-13

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA

Plot:

R

Row:

0

Grave:

81

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Raymond L. Wallace was born in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the 603rd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Navigator of B-17 #42-97348 during World War II.

On July 13, 1944, the aircraft participated in a bombing raid over Munich. During the mission, the aircraft was hit by flak, which caused it to break apart mid-air. The plane exploded and crashed near Vlezenbeek, southwest of Brussels, Belgium. All ten crew members were killed in action.

2Lt Wallace is now buried in the Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA. Raymond L. Wallace's name is inscribed on the Anstey Window Memorial in Panel 1 (left), on Butterfly 4, in the bottom left wing (section C).

Source of information: b17flyingfortress.de, 398th.org