Ralph W Burnett

Military

Mid-air collision and crashed at Rohmdorf on 8/16/44 in B-17 'Wrinkled Belly Baby' #42-37879, Prisoner of War (POW).



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

Aircraft

42-37879

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wrinkled Belly Baby
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 16 August 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp information to the POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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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 8176 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database