Monuments
B-26 (42-95910) 'Son of Koz' Crash Memorial
Siracourt United States Air Force Fallen Airmen Monument
Name:
Gordon Lester Schuler Raschke
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-738575
Unit:
495th Bomber Squadron, 344th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-04-22
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt Gordon S. Raschke, bombardier of the B-26 Marauder 42-95910 “Wizard of Koz”, took off from station 169 in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, UK on a bombing mission over Siracourt. They were shot down by flak at 1940. Raschke was killed.