Ralph David Putnam

Military

Crashed near Ostedt on 15 Mar 45 in B-17 'Bugs Bunny Jr' #42-97836, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

People

Samuel Frances Esposito

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-747084
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Ellicott Davis Evans

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12154522
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Albert Alfons Hajovsky

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38101967
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Roscoe Smith Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37254486
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

James Joseph Mikusi

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32776810
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-97836

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bugs Bunny Jr
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

15 March 1945

Born

Lakeland, Florida

Revisions

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Missing Air Crew Report: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91134924

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Missing Air Crew Report: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91134924

Middle Name: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/12665671:2238

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Missing Air Crew Report: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91134924

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Missing Air Crew Report: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91134924

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945 MACR 13043