John E Ranes
Military
Submitted by John E Ranes II (son)
Object Number - UPL 29727 - S/Sgt John E Ranes, circa 1944
John Edward Ranes joined the Iowa National Guard with his twin brother William H Ranes, as they promised their mother that they would not enlist in the Army. They both flew in the 8th AAF in England. John was in the 851st from March until Aug 1944 and then with the 562nd Bomb Sq-388th Bomb Group from Aug until Dec 1944. Ranes married his wife while serving in England. She was from London, but was living in Stone, Staffordshire.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Perry, IA 50220, USA | 9 April 1924 | Born with Twin brother William H Ranes who also served in the US AAF. |
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Died |
Center Harbor, NH, USA | 1 July 2003 | |
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Buried |
27 October 2003 |
Revisions
Added info from profile of John E Ranes II: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/users/john-e-ranes-ii
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html
