William V Ramsom
MilitaryFlight Officer William V. Ransom was born July 4, 1925. His next of kin were his mother, Abbie Ransom, and his sister, Catherine Molstad. He was from Seattle, Washington.
On January 25, 1945, he was serving as Navigator/Bombardier aboard B-26 tail #44-67914 of the 391st Bomb Group (M), 574th Bomb Squadron (M), when it went down over Palmersheim, Germany.
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Seattle, WA, USA | 4 July 1925 | Flight Officer William V. Ransom was born July 4, 1925. His next of kin were his mother, Abbie Ransom, and his sister, Catherine Molstad. He was from Seattle, Washington. |
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Died |
Palmersheim, 53881 Euskirchen, Germany | 25 January 1945 | On January 25, 1945, he was serving as Navigator/Bombardier aboard B-26 tail #44-67914 of the 391st Bomb Group (M), 574th Bomb Squadron (M), when it went down over Palmersheim, Germany. |
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Buried |
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland. |
Revisions
ContributorWW2 Researcher Bill Beigel
Changes
Sources
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.