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Home State
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Year of Birth 1917 |
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SFC Ken Logue-Deceased
to remember
Pullen, Ray Ben, 1LT.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town Farmington |
Last Address Farmington
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Casualty Date Jun 06, 1944 |
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Cause Hostile, Died |
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location France |
Conflict World War II |
Location of Interment Farmington Cemetery - Farmington, Kentucky |
Wall/Plot Coordinates Not Specified |
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Last Known Activity Not Specified
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Comments/Citation
1Lt. Ray Ben Pullen was the pilot a C-47A Skytrain (#42-100905) from the 95th Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, 50th Troop Carrier Wing, IX Troop Carrier Command, 9th Air Force. His aircraft, code-named Chalk 15, was brought down by German anti-aircraft fire during the early-morning hours of D-Day, Jun. 6, 1944, west of Magneville with the loss of Pullen, the other three members of the crew, and all 18 paratroopers from the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
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