Thomas Warren Ritter

Military

Member of Wallish Crew on 'Our Gal Sal'

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Donald Wallish

Donald Joseph Wallish

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron 100th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 33508176 / O-928681
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (EP-E, serial number 42-31767) nicknamed "Our Gal Sal" of the 100th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Our Gal Sal.'

42-31767

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Our Gal Sal
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma 2 July 1925 Born McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

Died

East China Sea, Northwest of Okinawa 29 March 1951 Lost at Sea East China Sea Northwest of Okinawa

Buried

Tablets of the Missing

Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii 1 January 1952 Tablets of the Missing Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii

Buried

Memorialised

National Korean War Veterans Memorial Washington, District of Columbia 1 January 1952 Memorialised National Korean War Veterans Memorial Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia

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https://legacy.catalog.archives.gov/id/143814383

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia