Ralph A De Leonardis

Military

Shot down by flak and fighters and crashed near Gross Muehlingen on 6/29/44 in B-17 43-37562. Prisoner of War .



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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37562

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War

Tychowo, Poland 29 June 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Born

Steubenville, Ohio

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the A/C #42-97562 listed in the "Summary biography" .

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the A/C #42-97562 listed in the "Summary biography" .
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6724