Reuter, Raymond F.

Rank
Class Of
1939
MIA/KIA
KIA
Conflict
Born
April 15, 1917
Died
April 17, 1945
Awards
Purple heart, Distiquished Flying Cross, Air Medal w/ 6 Oak leaf clusters
Buried
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France (Plot G Row 7 Grave 11)
Image
Biography

Capt. Reuter was the pilot of P-51 Mustang #44-7285 in fighter group three in england. Capt. Reuter went MIA on September 10, 1944 after bailing out into enemy occupied territory. He made his way to england and returned to active duty. On April 17th, 1944 he went out on a mission as deputy squadron commander, leading a group of P-51s. Capt. Raymond F. Reuter was killed in action on a mission to then Czechoslovakia. His plane was hit by anti-aircraft defence in the vicinity of Ceske Budejovice, south of Prague.

https://www.abmc.gov/node/537953#.XC_r-1xKhPY https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56659958

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http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/178603

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