Ralph J Leffelman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Stendahl, Germany in B-17G 'Wee Willie' 42-31333, killed in explosion or crash Nr Stendahl 8-Apr-45. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13881.



Awards: AM (2 OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-774609
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wee Willie
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Killed in Action (KIA)

Seattle, WA, USA 28 August 1942

Died

Stendahl, 21629 Neu Wulmstorf, Germany 8 April 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Stendahl, Germany in B-17G 'Wee Willie' 42-31333, killed in explosion or crash Nr Stendahl 8-Apr-45. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13881.
Seattle, Washington, USA

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten Eijsden-Margraten Municipality Limburg, Netherlands

Based

Bassingbourn 8 April 1945 Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Born

King County, WA, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13881 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database