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Raymond Everett Bence, Jr.

Raymond Everett Bence, Jr.

Male 1925 - 1994  (68 years)


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  • Name Raymond Everett Bence  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 26 Aug 1925  Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14] 
    Gender Male 
    Burial Jul 1994  Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
    Death 4 Jul 1994  Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 8, 9] 
    • Age: 68
    Person ID I223  My Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Father Raymond Everett Bence,   b. 23 Dec 1892, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1973, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Bertha Alice Ratcliffe,   b. 14 Dec 1895, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1971, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 14 Jun 1921  Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17, 18] 
    Family ID F51  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Margaret SHEPARDSON,   b. 12 Apr 1926, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 2011, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 27 Sep 1947  Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 19, 20] 
    Children 
     1. Living BENCE  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F64  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

  • Photos
    Raymond Everett Bence, Jr.    		Raymond Everett Bence, Jr.
    Raymond Everett Bence, Jr. in uniform, age 18 - US Army-Airforce
    703_crew_globis_muscolla_fromm_zudick    		703_crew_globis_muscolla_fromm_zudick
    Crew members of Ray Bence - 1944
    Caterpillar Club Lapel Pin    		Caterpillar Club Lapel Pin
    Awarded by Pioneer Parachute Company to Raymond Everett Bence Jr. for a parachute jump on 27 Sep 1944 that saved his life.
    Raymond Everett Bence Jr.    		Raymond Everett Bence Jr.
    Prisoner of War newspaper article    		Prisoner of War newspaper article
    Newspaper clipping reporting that Raymond Everett Bence, Jr. is a Prisoner of War (possibly from the Quincy Patriot-Ledger)
    Wedding invitation    		Wedding invitation
    Wedding invitation for Mary Margaret Sehpardson and Raymond Everett Bence Jr
    Raymond Everett Bence Jr. at the beach    		Raymond Everett Bence Jr. at the beach
    Union Cong Young People's reunion    		Union Cong Young People's reunion
    Reunion of the 1945-7 young people's group of Union Congregation Church
    Ray Bence seated at left, Peg Bence seated in white shirt, Water Leavitt standing at right
    Raymond Everett Bence, Jr.    		Raymond Everett Bence, Jr.
    In flight suit, 445th Bomber Squadron
    Ray Bence and Billy Barrow    		Ray Bence and Billy Barrow
    Raymond and Peg Bence    		Raymond and Peg Bence
    Raymond Everett Bence Jr. and his wife Mary Margaret (Shepardson) Bence
    Lee Coffin & Ray Bence    		Lee Coffin & Ray Bence
    B24 Liberator crew-members, 445th Bomber Squadron, Ray was the nose gunner
    Wedding Raymond and Peg Bence    		Wedding Raymond and Peg Bence
    Wedding photo at Union Congregational Church of Braintree and Weymouth, East Braintree, Massachusetts

    John and Catherine West Mary and Raymond Bence Jr, Bertha and Raymond Bence
    Raymond Everett Bence Jr and his mother Bertha Alice (Ratcliffe) Bence in 1945    		Raymond Everett Bence Jr and his mother Bertha Alice (Ratcliffe) Bence in 1945
    User Contributed Page 1 - User Contributed    		User Contributed Page 1 - User Contributed
    Raymond Everett Bence Jr. Grave Marker    		Raymond Everett Bence Jr. Grave Marker

    Documents
    MIA - Raymond Everett Bence Jr.    		MIA - Raymond Everett Bence Jr.
    Letter informing his mother, Bertha Bence, that he is missing in action during WWII

  • Sources 
    1. [S355] Ancestry.com, U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - 1993-2002 White Pages. Little Rock, AR, USA: Acxiom Corporation.Original data: 1993-2002 White Pages. Little Rock, AR, USA: Acxiom Corporation.;).
      Residence date: 1993 1994 1995 1996
      Residence place: Westport, Massachusetts
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2000wp&h=221967547&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [S366] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      birth date: 1925
      birth place: Needham, Massachusetts, USA
      Name: Raymond Everett Bence
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=mavitalrecindex&h=1431856&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S329] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

    4. [S9] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Merlin Data Publishing Corporation, comp. Historical Residential White Page, Directory Assistance and Other Household Database Listings. Merlin Data Publishing Corporati;).
      Residence date: 1992
      Residence place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uspublicrecords&h=185704969&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S343] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security;), Number: 030-18-1744; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Name: Raymond E. Bence
      Birth Date: 26 Aug 1925
      Birth Place:
      Death Date: 4 Jul 1994
      Death Place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=4095449&ti=0&indiv=try

    6. [S312] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 60.

    7. [S54] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Merlin Data Publishing Corporation, comp. Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings. Merli;).
      Birth date: 26 Aug 1925
      Birth place:
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Westport, MA
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uspublicrecords2&h=222705875&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    8. [S80] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com. Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.;).

    9. [S346] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - State of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003. Boston, MA, USA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, 2005.Original data: State o;).
      Name: Raymond E Bence
      Birth Date: 26 Aug 1925
      Birth Place: Massachusetts
      Death Date: 4 Jul 1994
      Death Place: Westport
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=madeath1900&h=1360266&ti=0&indiv=try

    10. [S52] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 932; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 1104.0.
      Name: Raymond E Bence Birth Date: abt 1925 Birth Place: Residence Date: 1930 Residence Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=120540225&ti=0&indiv=try

    11. [S405] National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - World War II Prisoners of War Data File [Archival Database]; Records of World War II Prisoners of War, 1942-1947; Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General, R;).
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Massachusetts
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=wwiipow&h=94741&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    12. [S436] Personal Collection of Catherine Lee Bence, Wedding Invitation.

    13. [S349] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;).
      Birth date: abt 1926 Birth place: Massachusetts Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=92055084&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1940 United States Federal Census      		 1940 United States Federal Census


    14. [S330] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Merlin Data Publishing Corporation, comp. Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings. Merli;).
      Birth date: 26 Aug 1925
      Birth place:
      Residence date: 1987
      Residence place: Westport, MA
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uspublicrecords3&h=252959553&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    15. [S268] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts City Directories, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).

    16. [S309] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), Publication Date: 15/ Jun/ 1921; Publication Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/643066505/?article=e67d880e-48c3-4b6e-9618-86b8421da604&focus=0.14662006,0.58817804,0.26568788,0.6434072&xid=3398.

    17. [S204] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970      		 Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970


    18. [S204] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970      		 Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970


    19. [S43] Mrs. John West (bride's mother), Wedding Invitation for Mary Margaret Shepardson and Raymond Everett Bence Jr, (Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Date: 1947;), Wedding Invitation.
      Mrs. John West | requests the honour of your presence| at the marriage of her daughter | Mary Margaret Shepardson | to | Mr. Raymond Everett Bence, Jr. | Saturday evening, September twenty-seventh | nineteen hundred and forty-seven | at seven-thirty |
      Union Congregational Church | of Braintree and Weymouth | East Braintree, Massachusetts
      Wedding invitation      		 Wedding invitation
      Wedding invitation for Mary Margaret Sehpardson and Raymond Everett Bence Jr


    20. [S204] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).


 

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