Son of Mrs. Alice G. Burke who resided in Chicago, Illinois.
Raymond served as a Sergeant & Bombardier on B-24H #41-28925, 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Illinois prior to the war.
Raymond was "Killed In Action" over Germany during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in Belgium and was later repatriated here on July 26, 1950.
Service # 36730017
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28925:
Bowers, Joe P ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, NM
Burke, Raymond G, Sgt, Bombardier, IL
Drowne, Richard E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NH
Fourneyron, Matthew F., Jr., S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Handzlik, Edwin F ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MI
Kelly, Leon E., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, NC
Murphy, Ebonezer J., 2nd Lt., Co-Pilot, OK
Levey, Paul D ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, IL
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Raymond served as a Sergeant & Bombardier on B-24H #41-28925, 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Illinois prior to the war.
Raymond was "Killed In Action" over Germany during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in Belgium and was later repatriated here on July 26, 1950.
Service # 36730017
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28925:
Bowers, Joe P ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, NM
Burke, Raymond G, Sgt, Bombardier, IL
Drowne, Richard E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NH
Fourneyron, Matthew F., Jr., S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Handzlik, Edwin F ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MI
Kelly, Leon E., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, NC
Murphy, Ebonezer J., 2nd Lt., Co-Pilot, OK
Levey, Paul D ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, IL
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Son of Mrs. Alice G. Burke who resided in Chicago, Illinois.
Raymond served as a Sergeant & Bombardier on B-24H #41-28925, 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Illinois prior to the war.
Raymond was "Killed In Action" over Germany during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in Belgium and was later repatriated here on July 26, 1950.
Service # 36730017
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28925:
Bowers, Joe P ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, NM
Burke, Raymond G, Sgt, Bombardier, IL
Drowne, Richard E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NH
Fourneyron, Matthew F., Jr., S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Handzlik, Edwin F ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MI
Kelly, Leon E., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, NC
Murphy, Ebonezer J., 2nd Lt., Co-Pilot, OK
Levey, Paul D ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, IL
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Raymond served as a Sergeant & Bombardier on B-24H #41-28925, 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Illinois prior to the war.
Raymond was "Killed In Action" over Germany during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in Belgium and was later repatriated here on July 26, 1950.
Service # 36730017
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28925:
Bowers, Joe P ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, NM
Burke, Raymond G, Sgt, Bombardier, IL
Drowne, Richard E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NH
Fourneyron, Matthew F., Jr., S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Handzlik, Edwin F ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MI
Kelly, Leon E., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, NC
Murphy, Ebonezer J., 2nd Lt., Co-Pilot, OK
Levey, Paul D ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, IL
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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