Ralph W Egle
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 23249
Killed in Action on 8/1/43 while TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti Raid in B-24 'Lady Jane' 42-40804.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793810
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: B-24 Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Lady Jane - Bertha
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Stratton, NE 69043, USA | 24 November 1917 | |
Enlisted |
Omaha, NE, USA | 28 March 1942 | |
Other Killed in action |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | |
Buried |
Hitchcock County, NE, USA | Eden Cemetery Hitchcock County Nebraska, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 328