Ralph Jackson Connell Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
1st Lt. Ralph Jackson Connell was my great-uncle.
Object Number - UPL 30189 - 1st Lt. Ralph Jackson Connell, Jr.
Killed in Action (KIA). First mission November 13, 1943 and date of accident. Upon takeoff from base on mission to Bremen 13-Nov-1943, 384th was recalled. B-17 #42-24575 'Sunrise Serenader' vibrated before going into a spin and broke in two near Wargrave, Berkshire.
9 KOM 1RTD.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676942
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34504836
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13059056
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret, Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Wewakitchka, Florida | 11 August 1920 | |
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Died |
Wargrave, Reading RG10, UK | 13 November 1943 | |
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Buried |
Revisions
AAIR 43-11-13-500 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I p. 371, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia