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| 1st Lt. Raymond Towles served in the 448th Bombardment Group based in England. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90888727/1_lt_raymond-stokeley-towles https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/usa/aircrafts-2-3/b-24/b-24-8th-air-force-448-bomb-group-taking-off-seething-england-1944/ |
Raymond Stokeley Towles never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
Raymond was born on January 14, 1920 in Texas. His parents John and Myla Mae were both born in Alabama. His father worked as a oil field pumper. Raymond had one older sister and two younger sisters. By 1940 Raymond was still living at home and had completed two years of college.
He volunteered for the Army Air Corps in November 1940. He was trained to fly heavy bombers and eventually became a first lieutenant and B-24 pilot in the 714th Bombardment Squadron, 448th Bombardment Group. The 448th BG flew out of Seething, Norfolk beginning in December 1943.
On June 10, 1944 Lt. Towles' bomber was shot down over northern France. He was able to maintain control of his plane long enough for many of the crew to parachute to safety but he did not survive.
His grave is at Old Electra Memorial Cemetery in Electra, Texas.
Last year on this date I profiled B-25 airman Malcolm Medlen. You can read about Malcolm, Ronald and 60 minutes commentator Andy Rooney here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.
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