Ralph A Kroenke

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-43882.jpeg UPL 43882 1st Lt Ralph A Kroenke 349BS, 100BG

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Object Number - UPL 43882 - 1st Lt Ralph A Kroenke 349BS, 100BG

Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Wilson crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Abbeville in B-17 42-107095 'Little Bit' 5-Jun-44; mid air collision destroyed nose of A/C, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5384.



Awards: AM (3 OLC), PH (OLC).

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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

Mark Victor Wilson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18071324 / O-746498
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-107095

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little bit
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

Missions

392

  • Date: 5 June 1944
  • Official Description:

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Milwaukee, WI 25 September 1940 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Died

English Channel 5 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Abbeville in B-17 42-107095 'Little Bit' 5-Jun-44; mid air collision destroyed nose of A/C, KIA MACR 5384

Born

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Son of Alma L Kroenke.

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Thorpe Abbotts 5 June 1944 Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Tablets of the Missing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium

Revisions

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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency.
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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5384 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 43882 - 1st Lt Ralph A Kroenke 349BS, 100BG