Ralph C Loechle

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) near Hof in B-17 43-38688 on 8 Apr 1945.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38688

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Piccadilly Lily
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 8 April 1945

Born

Newport, Kentucky, USA

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MACR 13880 at https://www.fold3.com/image/29433574

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From a Biographical Data Form provided by Rudolf L. Jansen, Administrative Law Judge, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13880 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database