Ralph P Bowling
Military
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UPL 36547
Second Lieutenant Ralph P. Bowling, 95th Bomb Group.
Added caption. Associated Group and person.
Set afire by fighters on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31251crashed ENE of Vechta, GR after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Butler, Kentucky, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2981 / MACR 2981, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database