Charles L Ruman

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Object Number - UPL 65294 - Charles L. Ruman, Navigator, 544th BS, 384th BG. MIA, 9 Oct 1943, 42-29814, Mission No. 113

Shot down on 9 October 1943 in B-17 #4229814 'Dallas Rebel. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Alfred Joseph Brescia

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12127755
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

John Francis Farley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19039826
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Headshot of young man in WWII era Air Force uniform. There are three stripes on jacket sleeve and a long chain with a whistle draped over the man's shoulder

Melvin Allen Feigenbaum

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20613880
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Robert Leigh Fish

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-729318
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
Headshot of man wearing a shirt with insignia on the collar looking directly at camera

John Thomas Ingles

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-794415
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-29814

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Dallas Rebel
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

9 October 1943

Born

Easton, Connecticut, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 9 October 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 872 / MACR 872, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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man in WWII-era Air Force uniform including hat with eagle insignia, is leaning to the side and looking directly at lens.

Object number: UPL 65294 - Charles L. Ruman, Navigator, 544th BS, 384th BG...