Raymond Francis Salch was in the 321st Bomb Group, 445th Bomb Squadron.

ENLISTMENT input is WRONG

_Raymond F Salch was residing in Westchester, Ny, Ny. and enlisted on 1 July 1942 in New York directly into the AAC. Born in 1922, White, Citizen, had completed 4 years and _graduated from Iona College in New Rochelle, NY_. and was still single at enlistment._

T/Sgt Raymond Salch was pretty much a "Do it ALL" kind of guy, he flew as an Engineer/Gunner, as a Bombardier and as a Radio/Gunner in the B-25 Mitchells, arriving in November 1944 and flying Combat in many different ships through May, 1945.

18 May, 1945, Having completed his tour, Ray Salch was rotated back to the States (Raymond F Salch, T/Sgt GUNNER)

Raymond Francis Salch
Birth: 1922-06-15 (15 Jun 1922)
Death: 1978-01-31 (31 Jan 1978) - Meridan, Connecticut
Parents: Leopold Francis Salch, Caroline Olive Roberta Burger

Salch, Raymond F., T/Sgt, bombardier, radio-gunner, 445th BS -

Raymond Salch: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record; Name:Raymond Salch; State of Issue:New York
Date of Birth:Thursday June 15, 1922 date of Death: January 1978
Est. Age at Death: 55 years, 7 months

Last known residence: City: Wallingford; Yalesville; County: New Haven; State: Connecticut; ZIP Code: 06492

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Raymond Salch; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 15 Jun 1922; Death Date: 31 Jan 1978 SSN: 073161056

Branch 1: ARMY; Enlistment Date 1: 1 Jul 1942; Release Date 1: 23 Jun 1945

Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001 Name: Raymo F Salch Death Date: 31 Jan 1978 Death Place: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 55 Years Birth Date: abt 1923 Marital Status: Married Spouse: Luci State File #: 01100
Residence : Wallingford, Connecticut Race: White

Stories and Pictures are coming from his proud daughter Lynn Carney :)

Barbi Ennis Connolly, 321st Bo,b Group Historian and 321st BG History Team-Member with John T (Butch) Fitzgerald and Patti Johnson. PRINCESSBARBIB25@msn.com_