Randall Bond Rupert
Military
Object Number - UPL 64790 - 2nd Lt Randall B. Rupert
Assigned to 81FS, 50FG, 9AF USAAF. Took off from A-96 Toul-Nancy/Ochey, France in P-47 42-25766, on a bomber escort mission to Landau, Germany. Shot down during a mass dogfight with German fighters and crashed in the Saverne area, 16 miles east of Sarrebourg, France. MACR 12402
Awards: DFC, AM (11OLC), EAME, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 50th Fighter Group
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Epinal American Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jamestown, New York | 8 December 1922 | BornJamestown, New York |
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Enlisted |
Buffalo, New York | 9 December 1942 | EnlistedBuffalo, New York |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Saverne, France | 25 November 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA)Saverne, France |
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Buried Tablets of the Missing |
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Epinal, France | 1 January 1946 | Tablets of the MissingEpinal American Cemetery and MemorialEpinal, France |
