Name:
Ray B. Ege
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
39397829
Unit:
707th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-09-10
State:
California
Cemetery:
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California
Plot:
B
Row:
Grave:
724
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
TSgt Ray B. Ege, mechanic of the B-24 42-95390 “Rough Buddy”, was on a bombing mission over Heilbronn when it was hit by flak at 1038, eventually exploding the plane with its cargo of incendiary bombs. Only the belly gunner survived to be later captured.