Ralph Edwin Page

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed at Bitburg on 8/15/44 in B-17 #42-102432, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tiny Angel
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Other

Died 9/2/14

Shot down over Bitburg and was a POW, he was not killed in action. He was 94 when he died. 

Revisions

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ContributorMelaniePage
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Change made by Melanie Page, Ralph's daughter-in-law. He was buried with honors at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8438 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database