Ralph Everett Quint

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by flak and crashed near Zettweil in B-17 'My Yorkshire Dream' 42-38051, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 6739



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: My Yorkshire Dream
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

South Hiram, MN 25 August 1920

Other

Killed in action

29 June 1944

Buried

Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial Hamm, Luxembourg Plot D Row 5 Grave 11

Based

Molesworth 29 June 1944 Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 6739 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6739