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
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13062515 / O-677552
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680722
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670269
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32243997
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
30 January 1944 | ||
Born |
Wellsburg, West Virginia, USA | ||
Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery |
Revisions
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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