Ralph E Williams

Military

B-24J #42-100369 collided with another B-24 and crashed south of Ilketshal St Margaret, Suffolk during a practice formation flight on 2 Mar 1944. RTD. Damaged by flak and landed in Sweden on 6/20/44, Interned

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A crashed B-24 Liberator (HP-U_, serial number 42-100146) nicknamed "Mistah Chick" of the 567th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '2100146. Mistah Chick. HP-U_. 389BG, 41 raids.'

42-100146

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Mistah Chick
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

20 January 1994

Born

Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Buried

Erie, Pennsylvania

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 20 June 1944

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:21:48
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5924 / MACR 5924, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database