Ralph Rufus Roe

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed in Steimbke, 10km East of Nienburg, North of Hannover, Germany on a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-30173 'Circe'. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Ralph W Coyle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner

Michael D Croker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32626452
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Albert D Durham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17129073
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Jackson O Hardeman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34147292
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

James P Henry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

A formation B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 95th Bomb Group leave contrials behind during a mission. B-17 Flying Fortress (QW-L, serial number 42-30173) in in the foreground. Official caption on image: "35 Flying Forts Leaving Trails Over Brunswick, Germany. US AAF Photo 226-8."

42-30173

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gorgeous Hussy : Circe : All American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Osage, Texas, United States 27 September 1916

Enlisted

21 November 1941 Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 10 February 1944 - 30 May 1945 Interned at Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Military Control 30 May 1945."

Died

23 September 2012

Buried

Mart, Texas, USA Mart Cemetery

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA). Added a location to the Burial event.

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 2544
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2544 / MACR 2544, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database