Ralph E Sirianni Jr

Military

Crippled by flak and fighters on a mission to Brunswick, Germany on 23 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-31745 'Heaven Can Wait' made an emergency landing near Wildeshausen/Oldenburg, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Boston, Massachusetts 24 December 1923

Other

Prisoner of war

23 March 1945

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3595, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces