Paul J Ruska

Military

Shot down 10 July 1943 in B-17 #4230105 'Slightly Dangerous. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The damaged tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30105) nicknamed "Slightly Dangerous" of the 95th Bomb Group that was shot down over St. Didier des Bois in Normandy. Image via S Blandin. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'St Didier De Bois (Normandie France) 10th July 1944, four survivors, 2 POW, 2 Evaded. Lt Paul Ruska, Jenning Miller POW and CP McLowing, RDS- harding escapees.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Exterminator | Slightly Dangerous
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Farmdale, Ohio, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 10 July 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4902 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database