Robert E Ralph
Military ROLL OF HONOURFront Row: Burnia Martin (WG), Preston Davis (RO), Joe Turlington (TT), Marion Rogers (WG), Robert E. Ralph (BT)
Photo courtesy of Johnny Butler. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/37912/category/LeadCrews
Shot down by enemy aircraft on a mission to Brunswick, 30 January 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 "WE DOOD IT". Killed in Action (KIA). MACR# 2263. He flew 22 combat missions.
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri
Connections
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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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39096585
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14104331
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-683176
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37375902
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6983789
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: We Dood It
- Unit: 403rd Air Depot 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
30 January 1944 | ||
Born |
Wellsburg, West Virginia, USA | ||
Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery |
Revisions
Changed the label for a Died event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info in the "Summary biography".
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Changed the label for a Died event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2263 / MACR 2263, 8th AF Losses, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database