Ralph T Bass Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot up by fighters and exploded and crashed near RAF Manston, Kent on the return from a mission to the last resort target of Helmstedt of 20 Feb 1944 in B-24H #42-7529 'Coral Princess'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Coral Princess
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
20 February 1944 | ||
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Born |
Tennessee | ||
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Buried |
Tennessee |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the A/C #42-7529 listed in the "Summary biography".
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces