Ralph Jackson Hall

Military
media-30128.jpeg 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. 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

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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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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.  Some of the men are  wearing  cold weather flying gear.  There are large canvas bags on the ground in front of the men.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yankee Powerhouse II : Mary Kathleen
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

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Prisoner of War (POW)

25 July 1943

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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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=…

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