David Osmond Ryon

Military
media-31661.jpeg UPL 31661 David O Ryon, Duke University 1941 yearbook.

Shared by Bill Wheeler (https://www.americanairmuseum.com/users/wdwcpahotmailcom) who has research the life story of navigator Lt David Osmond Ryon, whose name is on the Virginia Memorial wall.

Object Number - UPL 31661 - David O Ryon, Duke University 1941 yearbook.

Shot down 17 April 1944 in B-24 #41-29220. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-450443) of the 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force releases bombs during a mission.

451st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-29220

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 451st Bomb Group 725th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

28 March 1920

Enlisted

Washington, DC, USA 27 December 1941

Other

Graduated from Duke University

Durham, NC 27708, USA

Buried

201 Allison St NW, Washington, DC 20011, USA At Rock Creek Cemetery

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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ContributorLucy May
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MACR 4078: https://www.fold3.com/image/1/28642194
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38367523/david-osmond-ryon

Correspondence with Bill Wheeler (https://www.americanairmuseum.com/users/wdwcpahotmailcom) about navigator, Lt David Osmond Ryon, whose name is on the Virginia Memorial wall.

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Object number: UPL 31661 - David O Ryon, Duke University 1941 yearbook.