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Raymond
J.
Born
POW (WWII)

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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Division:

    8th Air Force

    Action Date:

    January 5, 1944
    Headquarters, 8th Air Force, General Orders No. 501 (September 28, 1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant (Air Corps) Raymond J. Born (ASN: 0-802102), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the EIGHTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the European Theater of Operations, on or about 5 January 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War

    Action Date:

    January 5, 1944 – May 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 9371

    Second Lieutenant (Air Corps) Raymond J. Born (ASN: 0-802102), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after his aircraft was shot down on or about January 5, 1944 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control at the end of hostilities in May 1945.