Ralph L Karsh

Military

Shot down 24 Feb 1944 in B-17 #41-24571 ‘Indianapolis War Bird' on mission to Steyr, Aus, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2619.

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Indianapolis War Bird
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 49th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 24 February 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Updated the location of the POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Updated this person's S/N, rank, role, connections and events per info in the A/C #41-24571 description section and in MACR 2619.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster