Ragnar L Carlson

Military
media-40921.jpeg UPL 40921 A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. At the time of the photo in October 1943 the airmen were assigned to the 600th Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, they transferred to the 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Squadron (The Grim Reapers) on their arrival at Stattion111 Thurleigh in the UK in November 1943. Nicholas Orlando

"From a Boy to a Man" by Richard R Orlando May 2019

Object Number - UPL 40921 - A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. At the time of the photo in October 1943 the airmen were assigned to the...

Reported to group on 28 Nov 1943. Damaged by flak and later attacked by fighters on the return from a mission to Berlin on 22 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31524 crash-landed at Horsey Gap, Norfolk after four crewman baled out near Vechta, Germany.



AM 3OLC, DFC 1OLC,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32717953
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

21 April 1984

Buried

Newport, Oregon

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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, MACR 434 [crewmen that bailed out], KU 682A Report [crewmen that bailed out], 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, First Over Germany pg. 2 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…

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