Ralph Jackson Hall
Military
Navigator: Lt. R. O. Henley Jr. Bombardier: Lt. Warren B. Dillon Pilot: Lt. Ralph J. Hall Co-Pilot: Lt. Rodney W. House
Bottom Row, left to right:
Top Turret: Homer J. Conklin Tail gunner: Paul E. McNeal Waist gunner: Raymond C. Smiley Radio Operator: Smith J. Davis Ball Turret: Albert R. Valcour
384th Bomb Group Web Page
Object Number - UPL 30128 - Top Row, left to right: Navigator: Lt. R. O. Henley Jr. Bombardier: Lt. Warren B. Dillon Pilot: Lt. Ralph J. Hall Co-Pilot: Lt. Rodney W. ...
Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3122 'April Fool', Prisoner of War (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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735179
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17028219 / O-670124
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-521615
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Snuffy
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pistol Packin Mama
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Yankee Powerhouse
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: April's Fool
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Doris Mae
- Unit: Base Air Depot 1 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 July 1943
- Date: 24 July 1943
- Date: 10 July 1943
- Date: 4 July 1943
- Date: 29 June 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
25 July 1943 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey, p.190 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…