Ralph J Tomek

Military

Shot down 20 December 1942 in B-17 41-24452 while serving as Waist Gunner. Prisoner of War (POW).



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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 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O438025
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to the A/C pilot, Lt Robert S. English.

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Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source: MACR 16243 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 4-Dec-2014. Added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Corrected name per MACR 16243; made connections to Place, AIrcraft and Mission within existing website data.

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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 16243, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Hey and Bishop p.54-55