Ralph Clinton Murray

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21861.jpeg UPL 21861 Ralph C Murray - Arnolds Park, 95th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

Chris Brassfield

Object Number - UPL 21861 - Ralph C Murray - Arnolds Park, 95th BG, KIA

Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-37876 'Miss Raps-O-Dee' 11-Apr-44; Shot down, plane crashed into Baltic off Bornholm Island. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3804



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-749329
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Struggle Bunny : Batchas Patches : Miss Raps-O-D
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Clark County, SD 23 August 1913 Son of Clinton George and Hazel [Carlton] Murray.

Enlisted

Camp Dodge, Herrold, IA 26 December 1942 Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa

Died

Killed in action

Off Bornholm Island 11 April 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-37876 'Miss Raps-O-Dee' 11-Apr-44; Shot down, plane crashed into Baltic off Bornholm Island. KIA MACR 3804
Arnolds Park, IA, USA Husband of Emma Mary [Frechette] Murray.

Buried

Tablet of The Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK.

Based

Molesworth 11 April 1944 Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3804 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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