Ralph James Sneeden
MilitaryShot down 24 Feb 1944 in B-17 #41-24571 ‘Indianapolis War Bird' on mission to Steyr, Aus, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2619.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Indianapolis War Bird
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 49th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
29 April 1923 | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 24 February 1944 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Died |
9 June 1999 | aged 76 | |
Buried |
Plot 68, 0, 2851 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a connection to Stalag Luft I per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added person, role & rank per info in the A/C #41-24571 Description.
Added a POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 1199138.
See: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1199138?search=true