Ralph P Bowling

Military
media-36547.jpeg UPL 36547 Second Lieutenant Ralph P. Bowling, 95th Bomb Group.

Added caption. Associated Group and person.

Object Number - UPL 36547 - Second Lieutenant Ralph P. Bowling, 95th Bomb Group.

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

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • 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

Born

Butler, Kentucky, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 6 March 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorJIM010750
Changes
Sources

SON OF RALPH BOWLING

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
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

Ralph P Bowling: Gallery (1 items)