Ralph I Gustavson

Military

Prisoner of War. Hit by fighters and crashed at Winnen on 9/11/44 in B-24 Pleasure Bent 42-50358.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-50358

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Salinas, California, USA 20 May 1914

Other

Prisoner of war

Germany 11 September 1944

Died

14 February 1987

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Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3582310/ralph-i.-gustavson

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8849 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database