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NAME Ray Wilson Bartlett |
NICKNAME Billy |
SERVICE NUMBER O-16471 |
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| UNIT VMF-212 Pilot |
HOME OF RECORD 1112 South 23rd Street Birmingham, AL |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Grace W. Bartlett |
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| DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1922 at Birmingham, AL |
ENTERED SERVICE February 7, 1942 (US Navy) December 8, 1942 (commissioned) |
DATE OF LOSS July 25, 1943 |
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| REGION Central Pacific |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Midway |
CASUALTY TYPE Non-battle death |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS First Lieutenant Ray W. “Billy” Bartlett was a pilot assigned to VMF-212, a Marine fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Midway in the summer of 1943. Bartlett was killed on 25 July 1943 while flying a Corsair fighter (F4U-1 02275). He was on a routine evening patrol when his aircraft collided with the Corsair flown by his squadronmate, 1Lt. Other F. Smith. Both planes exploded violently in midair, and the wreckage fell into the sea four miles from Midway. Neither Bartlett nor Smith were recovered from the scene of the accident. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS — |
LAST KNOWN RANK First Lieutenant |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea. |
MEMORIALS Honolulu Memorial |
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