Ralph Fred Ridgeway

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Ralph Fred Ridgeway - Bombardier 367th Bomb Squadron UPL 60371 UPL 60371 Ralph Fred Ridgeway - Bombardier 367th Bomb Squadron

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Object Number - UPL 60371 - Ralph Fred Ridgeway - Bombardier 367th Bomb Squadron

Served in the USAAF in World War II, and the USAF in Korea and Vietnam, retiring at the rank of Lt. Col.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

People

Donald R Jensen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37675315
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

Joseph Lynch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
First Lieutenant Charles R. Patten, of the 303rd Bomb Group, inside a Jeep. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238776.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Former salesman at the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co., First Lt Charles R Patten, of the U.S. Air Corps, is preparing to hand out something stronger than paper to the Nazis. Patten, whose home is at 531 Melrose-street, Chicage, is married and has one ch

Charles R Patten

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-349164
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Adjutant

Leonard Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 10th Station Complement Squadron

William Walsh

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-4246
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-97133

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pretty Baby
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38412) of the 306th Bomb Group in flight.

43-38412

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group

43-38683

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group
B-17 Fliyng Fortresses (serial number 44-6604) and pathfinder (serial number 44-8676) of the 306th Bomb Group in flight during a mission.

44-6604

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group

Missions

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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Ralph Fred Ridgeway - Bombardier 367th Bomb Squadron

Object number: UPL 60371 - Ralph Fred Ridgeway - Bombardier 367th Bomb...