Ralph Norman Christensen
MilitaryAssigned to 825BS, 484BG, 15AF USAAF. Pat Truesdell crew. On mission to Linz, Austria in B-24 42-52653 'Sleepless Knights', 25-Apr-45; hit by flak, crash landed behind Russian lines. RTD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 484th Bomb Group 825th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-807648
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sleepless Knights
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron 484th Bomb Group 825th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola #3
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
11 February 1921 | Son of Louis H Christensen. | |
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Enlisted |
Baltimore, MD | 26 March 1942 | Baltimore, Maryland |
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Died |
4 December 2011 | ||
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Based |
Torretta | Assigned to 825BS, 484BG, 15AF USAAF. |