Personal File · AirmanKilled in ActionPassed 15 Sep 1943
Raymond Darnell.
330th Squadron · Of IL.
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
Sgt. Raymond L. Darnell served as a gunner aboard B-24D 42-40938, lost 15 September 1943. He was reported killed in action, with a consistent status across both MACR forms. His serial number is shown as 38088774 on the first MACR form (page 7) and 36066774 on the second (page 10); the discrepancy is noted. The cover page (page 6) references Darnell as a subject of German records follow-up.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number
36066774
Hometown
IL
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 15 Sep 1943
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 95
15 Sep 1943
Virology (Villacoublay area)
“Bathtub Bessie”
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Interment.
§ At Rest
Cemetery
Normandy American Cemetery
Location
B 5 18
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
Second Air Division
Roll of Honor
Published