Ralph Louis G Renzi
MilitaryAssigned to 853BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. John Kenney crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Swabische Hall. Crashed Sermenstedt in B-24 'Ain't Bluffing' 44-40246 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8861
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-190888
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Aint Bluffing
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Fresno, California, USA | 17 March 1921 | Son of Palmina Renzi. |
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Enlisted |
Nashville A/C Facilities, TN | 11 February 1943 | Nashville A/C Facilities Tennessee |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 13 September 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
28 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Lynnfield, MA | 25 August 1999 | |
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Buried |
Willow Cemetery Lynnfield, Essex County, MA | 28 August 1999 | Willow Cemetery Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Metfield | 13 September 1944 | Assigned to 853BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
MACR 8861 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database