Bertram L Ryan Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany. Leaving target set on by fighters and hit in port engine, caught fire, dropped out of formation apparently under control. 23-Dec-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11677.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Lady Chance
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Luxembourg American Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Matching Green
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Harris County, TX, USA | 14 July 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Houston, TX, USA | 20 May 1942 | |
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Died |
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany. Leaving target set on by fighters and hit in port engine, caught fire, dropped out of formation apparently under control. 23-Dec-44 KIA MACR 11677. |
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Born |
Houston, TX, USA | ||
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Based |
Matching | 26 December 1944 | Assigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Interred Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial Luxembourg | ||
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Buried |
San Antonio, TX, USA | Re-Interred Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County Texas, USA |