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416th Bombardment Group (L) 1Lt. Raymond Kyle Cruze Pilot, O-747755 Killed In Action - Jul 18, 1944 668th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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416th Bombardment Group (L) 1Lt. Raymond Kyle Cruze Pilot, O-747755 Killed In Action - Jul 18, 1944 668th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 1916, Tennessee
Entered Military Service: From: Sumner County, Kansas Missing: Memorial at Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Tablets of the Missing On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry Overseas American Cemeteries American Battle Monuments Commission Memorial, Certificate Find-A-Grave |
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Two More Men Of Torrance Die in Action First Lieut. Raymond K. Cruze, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pinkeney S. Cruze of 2314 Dominquez, has been listed by the Army as dead. Cruze, 28, was reported missing over the English Channel more than a year ago when the plane he was piloting did not return to base. His parents were notified in April, 1945, that he was presumed dead. He also leaves two sisters, Patricia Lou and Mrs. LaVerne Sevier, both of Torrance. Lieut. Cruze had lived in Torrance for six months, coming from Kansas. Extracted from Newspapers.com |
See also 1Lt Raymond Kyle Cruze Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF)
(FOIA request fulfilled by Archival Reference Technician George Fuller, NARA, St. Louis, MO)
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On 18 July 1944, Lt. Raymond Cruze, with gunners Ssgt Samuel H. Geisy and Ssgt F.E. Cherry was assigned to a mission against Glos-sur-Risle railroad junnction in the Pont-Authou region of Normandy, France. The aircraft was badly damaged by flak over the target and was forced to ditch in the English Channel on the return. Air-Sea Rescue was available and all three crew members escaped from the plane, but Lt. Cruze and Ssgt Cherry drowned in the recovery attempt. The body of Lt. Cruze was never recovered.
See also MACR 12210 and Mission # 101
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