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LT  Raymond L. HEIRONIMUS

UNIT: 349th BOMB Sqdn POSITION: P 

 Raymond L. Heironimus Crew - Kneeling from left: William C. Terry, Jr, Richard Barnett, Russel W. Gaines, Ray D. Carl & Marvin D. Cooper; Standing from left: Raymond L. Heironimus, Glen H. Peavy, George H. Geise, James L Skar and Carlyle E. Miller. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) 

Lt. Raymond Heironimus (photo courtesy of Laura Shivers)

SERIAL #: O-817437 STATUS: CPT
MACR: CR: 99925

Comments1: 15 FEB 45 COTTBUS

COMMENTS & NOTES

MEMO 1:

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2nd Lt Raymond L.Heironimus   P     CPT     15/2/45  RUHLAND CITY, COTTBUS, CITY
2nd Lt Glen H.Peavy               CP    CPT     15/2/45  RUHLAND CITY, COTTBUS, CITY
2nd Lt George H.Geise          NAV   CPT      15/2/45   WIA  RUHLAND CITY, COTTBUS, CITY
2nd Lt James L.Skar             BOM     RFS     (about mid way thru his tour  nervous stomach; over his violent objections)
 Cpl William C.Terry,Jr          ROG    POW   11/9/44  RUHLAND
 Cpl Carlyle E.Miller              TT E    CPT    15/2/45  RUHLAND CITY, COTTBUS, CITY
 Cpl Richard S.Barnett         BTG     CPT    15/2/45  RUHLAND CITY, COTTBUS, CITY
 Cpl Ray D.Carl                    WG     WIA    11/9/44  RUHLAND
 Cpl Marvin D.Cooper            TG      CPT    15/2/45  RUHLAND CITY, COTTBUS, CITY
 CPl Russell W.Gaines           WG      RFS     Became TOGG, then tranferred to ground assignment. 

349th Sqdn. Crew, as above,joined the 100th Group on 4/8/44. See p.79/80 SOC.

A casualty report on 12/9/44 shows Wm C.Terry as MIA from Heironimus's  A/C #43-38161 over Germany 
on 11/9/44. Since no ships of the 100th were missing that day, this was a bit of a puzzle. A letter 
from Russell Gaines in Nov.1983 cleared the matter up. He states that "The crew was hit and 
crashed landed in France. Bill Terry, I think,was knocked funny and bailed out and ended up a POW. 
Ray Carl, flying in the waist was wounded, but I think recovered O.K. When they cut the crew from 10 
to 9 men, I was taken off the crew and became a "spare" toggalier. Soon there were too many 
"spares" and I was given a ground assignment I worked in the bldg. which was called Station Equip 
that was the Briefing rooms and where the flying clothes were kept. That was what I did until the 
war was over."

Missions of Lt Ray Heironimus (incomplete)

Aug 14, 1944 Ludwigshaven          43-38011 XR-H "The Reluctant Dragon"
Aug 15, 1944 Venlo                    42-107230 XR-B "Yehudi"
Aug 18, 1944 Pacy sur Armancon    43-38211 XR-R  

For the remainder of the missions up thru  Sept 11, 1944 this Crew flew the aircraft 43-38161 XR-O "Oombree-ago". This was a B-17G Boeing built aircraft delivered to Thrope Abbotts in July 1944 and was flown by a variety of Crews.  Lt Robert Chamberlain, Lt Cecil Baker, Lt Orville Everett, Lt Frazier, and  Lt Ray Heironimus.  Lt Heironimus Crew named the aircraft. and flew it the most.   This crew flew 9 missions in this aircraft starting on:
 
Aug 24, 1944  Ruhland. 
Aug 25, 1944  Politz
Aug 26, 1944  Brest
Aug 27, 1944  Berlin (recall)
Aug 30, 1944  Bremen
Sept  1, 1944  Mainz (recall)
Sept  5, 1944  Stuttgart
Sept  9, 1944  Dusseldorf 
Sept 10, 1944 Nurnburg
Sept 11, 1944 Ruhland (crash landed) 
MEMO  FOR R.L. HEIRONIMUS CREW
RESCUED ON THE 11 SEP 44 MISSION TO RUHLAND.  CRASHED IN TURNIP PATCH NEAR PARIS BY THE FRONT LINES AND WAS RESCUED BY FRENCH PEASANTS , ENTIRE CREW  RETURNED TO THORPE ABBOTTS EXCEPT THE ROG SGT TERRY WHO WAS CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS.

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 Raymond L. Heironimus Crew - Standing from left: William C. Terry, Jr, Richard Barnett, Russel W. Gaines, Ray D. Carl & Marvin D. Cooper; Kneeling from left: Raymond L. Heironimus, Glen H. Peavy, George H. Geise, James L Skar and Carlyle E. Miller. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) 
                 
 Raymond L. Heironimus aircraft, "OOMBREE-AGO," on ground in France 11 September 1944. They were on a mission to Ruhland and after being hit they pulled out of a steep dive and crashed in a turnip field near Paris, France as close to the Main Line of Resistance as possible. They were, however, on the Axis side of the MLR but were rescued by French peasants, with the exception of William C. Terry. All were returned to Thorpe Abbotts. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) 
 Raymond L. Heironimus aircraft, 43-38161 "OOMBREE-AGO," on ground in France 11 September 1944. Heironimus crew information (Photo courtesy of Jean Louis Delattre) 
 Raymond L. Heironimus aircraft, 43-38161 "OOMBREE-AGO," on ground in France 11 September 1944. Heironimus crew information (Photo courtesy of Jean Louis Delattre) 
                 
I have 2 photos of Raymond L Heironimus in 1943 at the Nashville Army Air Center, taken by my Uncle. I am trying to find his family.  Do you have any such contacts?  They have likely not seen these photos. Your website is awesome!

Linda Rodgers
Photo Id: I have 2 photos of Raymond L Heironimus in 1943 at the Nashville Army Air Center, taken by my Uncle. I am trying to find his family.  Do you have any such contacts?  They have likely not seen these photos. Your website is awesome!

Linda Rodgers
I have 2 photos of Raymond L Heironimus in 1943 at the Nashville Army Air Center, taken by my Uncle. I am trying to find his family.  Do you have any such contacts?  They have likely not seen these photos. Your website is awesome!

Linda Rodgers
Photo Id : I have 2 photos of Raymond L Heironimus in 1943 at the Nashville Army Air Center, taken by my Uncle. I am trying to find his family.  Do you have any such contacts?  They have likely not seen these photos. Your website is awesome!

Linda Rodgers
Raymond L. Heironimus (100th Bomb Group Archives)
                 
 Raymond L. Heironimus aircraft, "OOMBREE-AGO," on ground in France 11 September 1944. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) 
349th B-17 Oombree-ago landed on Continent 9-11-1944. Salvaged.  showing damage (from the collection of Joseph Ciotola)

           
 

       
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