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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
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.
Aircraft/Missile Information
P-36 Hawk Specifications Primary Function: Interceptor Contractor: Curtiss Crew: One Unit Cost: $23,000 Powerplant One Pratt & Whitney R-1830-13 engine rated at 1,050 hp Dimensions Length: 28 feet, 6 in Wingspan: 37 feet, 4 in Height: 8 feet, 5 in Weights Empty: ~4,000 lb Maximum Takeoff: 5,650 lb (loaded) Performance Speed: 313 mph Ceiling: 32,700 ft Range: 830 mi Armament Two .30-cal or two .50-cal machine guns
