Ross Swain Minge
MilitaryAssigned to 391BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. Eastman crew. Missed the 7-Jun-44 mission to Tourre. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19033449 / O-687012
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wilson
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
15 October 1921 | Son of Martin Luther and Ida Gertrude [Luther] Minge. | |
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Enlisted |
Knoxville, TN | 31 August 1942 | Knoxville Tennessee |
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Died |
Elk Grove, CA | 25 January 2001 | |
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Buried |
Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Elk Grove, Sacramento County, CA | 27 January 2001 | Pleasant Grove Cemetery Elk Grove, Sacramento County, CA |
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Based |
Mendlesham | Assigned to 391BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
1996 34th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia