Ralph D McKee

Military

Shot down on 16th mission 4 July 1943 in B-17 #42-5053. Evaded capture and escaped to Spain and returned to Allied control. Escape & Evasion Number 89.



Missions: 1943 - Mar 18 Vegesack, Ger; 28 Rouen, Fr; Apr 4 Paris, Fr/ 5 Antwerp, Bel; 16 Lorient, Fr; 17 Bremen, Ger; May 1 St. Nazaire, Fr; 4 Antwerp, Bel; 13 Meaulte, Fr; 14 Kiel, Ger; 16 Wilhelmshaven, Ger; 17 Lorient, Fr. Jun 22 Ruls (the Ruhr), Ger; 26 Tricqueville, Fr; 29 Paris, Fr; July 4 Mantes, Fr. [Documents accompany database form]



DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC w/ 1 Oak Leaf Cluster/ EAME Campaign Medal/ American Campaign Medal/ WW II Victory Medal

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (KY-L, serial number 42-5053) of the 366th Bomb Squadron , with a camouflage paint scheme. Handwritten caption on reverse: '30/06/43.'

42-5053

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bloody tangier show
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Southard, Oklahoma 19 September 1921

Died

4 February 2012

Buried

Lake Worth, Florida

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, MACR 14439