Name:
Ray Mitchell
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-801492
Unit:
576th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group
Date of Death:
0000-00-00
State:
Oklahoma
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2nd Lt Ray Mitchell, photographer of the B-24 Liberator 42-52411, took off from station 118 in Wendling, Norfolk, UK on a bombing mission over Friedrichshafen. After a rather poor bombing run, the promised fighter escort was late, coming in only after the start of the German fighter attack. The 42-52411 was last seen out of formation drifting south some 15 minutes after bombs away. Mitchell was later captured and sent to Stalag Luft 1 in Barth-Vogelsang,Prussia.