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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17082701 / O-722245
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16079541
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39719635
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39700030
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
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. |
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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