Ronald Hugh Duncan
Military
page 15 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139543176
Object Number - UPL 43030 - Ronald Duncan’s Dog Tag on page 15 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139543176 (NARA)
Ronald Duncan was Co-Pilot on B-17 #42-39785 "Thru Hel'en Hiwater", shot down 22 April 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38341021
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39262720
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35619772
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32204721 / O-542491
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06994484
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thru Hel en Hiwater
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
San Luis Obispo, California, USA | 13 April 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
13 November 1942 | Santa Ana Army Air Base, California | |
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Other Prisoner of War |
22 April 1944 | Interned at Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan/Zagan, Poland. Force-marched from there to Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Germany. Liberated there by US troops on 29 April 1945. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 4 July 1945.” | |
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Died |
24 March 2010 | Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California | |
| San Luis Obispo, California |
