Ralph W Egle

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-23249.jpeg UPL 23249

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Object Number - UPL 23249

Killed in Action on 8/1/43 while TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti Raid in B-24 'Lady Jane' 42-40804.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

People

William E Meehan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-793810
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: B-24 Pilot

Aircraft

42-40804

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - The Lady Jane - Bertha
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Stratton, NE 69043, USA 24 November 1917

Enlisted

Omaha, NE, USA 28 March 1942

Other

Killed in action

Ploiești, Romania 1 August 1943

Buried

Hitchcock County, NE, USA Eden Cemetery Hitchcock County Nebraska, USA

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 93rd Bomb Group

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Contributor466thHistorian
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https://www.fold3.com/page/638232071_ralph_w_egle/

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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 328

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