Edward Chesley Ruby
MilitaryMissing in Action (MIA) 14 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3330 to October 1943.
No Missing Air Crew Report for this loss has been located.
Evaded capture, thanks to French citizens and underground members. Reached Gibraltar through France, Andorra and Spain. Left Gibraltar by air on 4 October 1943 and landed in England the next day.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33212942
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37225023 (and later 16032456)
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37203355
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18083636 and O-670142
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12012450 and O-736542
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pennsylvania, United States | 30 March 1920 | Edward Chesley RUBY |
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Enlisted |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 30 December 1941 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
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Other Evaded |
14 July 1943 - 3 October 1943 | Evaded capture, thanks to French citizens and underground members. Reached Gibraltar through France, Andorra and Spain. Left Gibraltar by air on 4 October 1943 and landed in England the next day. | |
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Other Promoted |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering NN14 3AA, UK | 1 November 1943 | Promoted to Master Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #133, paragraph 11, EXTRACT |
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Died |
Fort Myers, Florida, United States | 11 April 2011 | |
| Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida | |||
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Buried |
Arlington, Virginia, United States | Edward Ruby rests at Arlington National Cemetery |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
Escape & Evasion report E&E 108 http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-108.pdf
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / E&E 108 / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 180-181 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database