Matt Whitaker Ransom III
Military ROLL OF HONOUR12-Oct-44 Plane was 'Inside Curve' 42-39973. Went down spinning and twisting. Then in a nose dive blew up with all of my crew of nine, killing all but the Navigator and waist gunner. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart. Killed when the plane he was serving on as a tail gunner, the B-17 "Inside Curve," crashed shortly after take off from its base in England on a bombing mission to Bremen, Germany. It was the first time that particular crew had flown that particular plane; it was the 113th mission for the plane itself. MACR 15888.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-822769
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Inside Curve
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 October 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Union County, NC, USA | 28 July 1923 | Son of Patrick Exum and May [Blakeney] Ransom. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC | 13 December 1943 | Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
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Died |
Ingham, UK | 12 October 1944 | Killed in action. |
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Buried |
13 October 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
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Based |
Deopham Green | 12 October 1944 | Assigned to 728BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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ABMC, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia