Callaway, Raymond Leonard, Sr., Lt Col

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1021A-Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1945-1967, 1021A, Air Force Reserve Command
Service Years
1941 - 1967
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Lieutenant Colonel

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Home State
Minnesota
Minnesota
Year of Birth
1916
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr. to remember Callaway, Raymond Leonard, Sr., Lt Col USAF(Ret).

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Contact Info
Home Town
Granite Falls, Minnesota
Last Address
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Date of Passing
Feb 19, 2005
 
Location of Interment
Itasca Calvary Cemetery - Grand Rapids, Minnesota

 Official Badges 

Commander AAFTTC Instructor US Air Force Honorable Discharge US Army Honorable Discharge




 Unofficial Badges 

Air Ace American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
American Fighter Aces Association
  2018, American Fighter Aces Association


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He was credited with destroying  6 enemy aircraft in aerial combat, plus 1 probable and 2 damaged during WWII.
He is  buried in Grand Rapids and also has a memorial stone in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Soldiers Grove, WI.

 

   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=657
http://www.callawayfamily.org/cfanet/cfanet0405.htm
http://cbi-theater-1.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-1/lantern/lantern-aaf.html
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_003.php
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41592708/raymond-leonard-callaway
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78449415/raymond-leonard-callaway
https://www.ancestry.com

 

   

  1943-1945, AAF MOS 1055, Fighter Units

Captain
From Month/Year
November / 1943
To Month/Year
January / 1945
Unit
Fighter Units Unit Page
Rank
Captain
AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
China
   
 Patch
 Fighter Units Details

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Type
Fighter
 
Parent Unit
Operating Units
Strength
Not Specified
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
Memories For This Unit

Other Memories
He was in the 8th Fighter Sq. (Provisional) of the 3rd Fighter Group.
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_003.php

   
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2 Members Also There at Same Time
Fighter Units

Andersen, Leslie Ernest, Col, (1942-1972) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Jones, Frank Cazenove, Capt, (1941-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1056 First Lieutenant

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