The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Raymond L Price

815thco-pilot

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Rank
2LT (23 August 1944), 2LT (14 September 1944), 2LT (8 October 1944), CAPT (2 February 1945), CAPT (4 February 1945)
Hometown
Long Beach CA; Tuscon AZ; TUCSON AZ; Tucson AZ; Tucson, AZ
Also written
Raymond Price
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 150, 184
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Missions placed on him

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
23 August 1944Air Medal27872LT
14 September 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster33912LT
8 October 1944Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster38452LT
2 February 1945Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster474CAPT
4 February 1945Distinguished Flying Cross498CAPT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 8: Price, Raymond L · 4 October 1944
8974
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Price, Raymond L. Rank Capt Serial No. 0-760908
2.
Organization 15th AAF Gp Commander Bartonzank Col. Sqn CO Stanfieldrank Majer
(full name)
(full name)
3.
What year
1944
month Oct
day
4
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Munich, Ger, target, marshaling yards ,target
time,
-
altitude, 28,500
route scheduled,
-
, ,route flown
-
5.
Where were you when you left formation? over the target
6. Did you bail out?
yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
yes
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge". All crew members
bailed out in the vicialy of Slunj, yogoslavia. All
members landed safely
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground?
no knowledge
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
none
11. Where were they in aircraft?
-
12. What was their condition?
-
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members nut already des-
cribed
above? All m € ber 3 returned safely to
Allied territory
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
none
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 8974, page 8 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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