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Ralph H Keefe

Military

AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster; EAME Campain Medal w/ 3 Battle Stars

35 combat missions flown on the Lt Wilbur Jones / Lt David Scarborough crew

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

861st Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Places

B-24 Liberators of the 493rd Bomb Group line up for take off. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Debach.'

Debach

Site type: Airfield

A P-51 Mustang (E2-D_, serial number 44-14164) nicknamed "Detroit Miss" of the 361st Fighter Group at Little Walden. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Little Walden, Detroit Miss, E2.'

Little Walden

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Hadstock

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Emeigh, Pennsylvania	20 November 1924
Died		5 November 1988
Buried

Revisions

Date28 Oct 2021 08:22:43

ContributorDarren Jelley

Changes

Sources

493rd BG archives

Date27 Sep 2014 18:21:49

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

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