James Samuel Ritter
Military
James S. Ritter Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: James T. Moser (FE), Homer Melias (TG), Patrick J. Connolly (R/O), Lewis Mixner (RWG), Walter G. Fredrick (NG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Gerald Behrens (CP), James Ritter (P), Michael Cambon (N), Franklin Smith (B)
This crew completed 10 missions with Ritter as pilot. Behrens then took over as pilot 466th Bomb Group collection
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Object Number - UPL 15919 - Crew #642 James S. Ritter Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: James T. Moser (FE), Homer Melias (TG), Patrick J. Connolly (R/O),...
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32756843
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33524752
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-762873
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Kansas, USA | 24 July 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
Oklahoma City, OK, USA | 16 April 1941 | |
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Other Crash Landing |
Swanton Morley, Dereham, Norfolk NR20, UK | 25 July 1944 | After just stuggling into the air on takeoff, Ritter's a/c hit a tree, salvoed the bomb load and looked for a place to crash land. Ritter and Behrens successfully put the a/c down at RAF Swanton-Morley. The a/c was salvaged but the crew walked away unscathed. The a/c was B-24H-15-CF #41-29402 "The Mad Monk" |
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Died 466 |
Riverside, CA, USA | 14 July 2004 | |
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Buried |
Riverside, CA, USA | 18 July 2004 | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside Riverside County California, USA Plot: SECTION 57A SITE 3121 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 350