Ralph Clinton Murray
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Ralph C Murray - Arnolds Park, 95th BG, KIA
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
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. |
Revisions
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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