Ralph H Holcomb

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed at Prenzlau on 6/21/44 in B-17 #4231980 Prisoner of War (POW)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31980

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heavenly Body
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XI-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 357, Stalag XI-D

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oakland, Oregon, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 21 June 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5990 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database