Ralph Hardin Stinson
MilitaryAssigned to 342BS, 97BG USAAC. Crash-landed along the coast of Greenland 27 June, 1942 in B-17 41-9032 'My Gal Sal'. All crew were rescued uninjured and plane was salvaged. RTD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379318.jpg.webp?itok=n7iztoxa)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6814915
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Gal Sal
- Unit: 342nd Bomb Squadron 97th Bomb Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jongo, TN | 6 April 1923 | Son of John A. and and Bonnie [Herbinson] Stinson. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Benning, GA | 5 January 1942 | Fort Benning, Georgia |
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Died |
Columbus, GA | 11 August 2007 | Ralph Hardin Stinson April 6, 1923- October 11, 2007 Columbus, Georgia Ralph Hardin Stinson, 84, of Columbus, GA died Thursday, October 11, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, October 14, 2007 at Striffler Ð Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel with Pastor Marty O. Wynn officiating. Graveside services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 15, 2007 in Parkhill Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Todd, Eric, Andrew, Jason, Steve, Scott and Denny. The family will receive friends this evening from 6 P.M. until 8 P.M. at the funeral home. Mr. Stinson was born April 6, 1923 in Jingo, TN the son of the late John A. and Bonnie Herbinson Stinson. He was a lifelong resident of Columbus. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict. Mr. Stinson retired from United Cities Gas Company as a service superintendent. He was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church and Mt. Herman Masonic Lodge # 304. He was preceded in death by his wife, Allene Smith Stinson. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-laws; four grandchildren; one great-grandson; two sisters; three sisters-in-law; several nieces and nephews. |
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Buried |
Parkhill Cemetery Columbus, Muscogee County, GA | 14 August 2007 | Parkhill Cemetery Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia |
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Based |
Assigned to 342BS, 97BG | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
Contributorfeigenblatt
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Sources
Original document - Flight Log for 6-27-1942, day of crash landing.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hay p.14