Theodore George Ramsdell
MilitaryAssigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz in B-17 44-8017 Sad Sack'; Shot down by intense flak 30-Nov-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11125
Awards: AM, DFC, POW, 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: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12120025 / O-694871
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Radar Navigator / Mickey Op
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11056585 / O-765692
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19090509 / O-771063
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14158325
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-713381
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Sad Sack
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Springfield, MS | 15 March 1915 | Springfield, Massachusetts |
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Born |
Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA | 14 December 1915 | Son of Thomas S and Helen [Tobey] Ramsdell. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Zeitz, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz in B-17 44-8017 Sad Sack'; Shot down by intense flak 30-Nov-44. POW MACR 11125 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
19 December 1961 | ||
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Buried |
Van Deusen Cemetery, Great Barrington, MS | 23 December 1961 | Van Deusen Cemetery Great Barrington, Berkshire County, MS |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Kimbolton | 30 November 1944 | Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137568468/theodore-george-ramsdell
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11125 / MACR 11125; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 332 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database