Ralph Paul Smith
Military
Robert Bobby Keenan, back middle
Thornton Audrain, back left
Ralph Paul Smith, bottom 2nd from right Robert Bobby Keenan
Ralph Paul Smith is my father and that is his picture.
Object Number - UPL 36529 - Group Photo Robert Bobby Keenan, back middle Thornton Audrain, back left Ralph Paul Smith, bottom 2nd from right
After the war Smith worked for Northwest Airlines for twenty years then farmed in Red River Valley.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Possible Straight
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Fargo, North Dakota | 25 December 1925 | |
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Died |
29 September 1998 | ||
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Buried |
Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
