Ralph H Buchanan Jr

Military

Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.



Award: DFC, AM [7OLC], WWII Victory.

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-14332

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Lazy Daisy The Count
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron

44-72155

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: The Count
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Montana, USA 12 December 1917

Enlisted

San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA, USA 16 February 1942 Fort MacArthur San Pedro California.

Other

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 27 July 1944 Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Sparks, NV, USA 30 July 1998

Other

Promoted

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK Promoted 1st Lieutenant.

Revisions

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Sources

'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list