Ralph Edwin Page
MilitaryShot down by fighters and crashed at Bitburg on 8/15/44 in B-17 #42-102432, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tiny Angel
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Died 9/2/14 |
Shot down over Bitburg and was a POW, he was not killed in action. He was 94 when he died. |
Revisions
ContributorMelaniePage
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Change made by Melanie Page, Ralph's daughter-in-law. He was buried with honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8438 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database