John Paul Ragsdale Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 57736 - 2nd Lt John P Ragsdale, 91BG.
Assigned to 324BS, 98BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 21-May-43 in B-17 42-5857. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 16136
Awards: PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733593
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16035360 / O-661957
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Indianapolis, IN | 27 May 1920 | Son of John P Sr and Mary Louise [Rumpler] Ragsdale. |
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Enlisted |
La Fayette, IN | 20 March 1942 | La Fayette, Indiana |
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Died |
West of Wilhelmshaven | 21 May 1943 | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bassingbourn | 21 May 1943 | Assigned to 324BS, 98BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, Missouri |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16136 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
