Ralph Emerson Guhl

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters and crashed 800m South of Hassenhausen, Germany on 29 July 1944 in B-17 #43-37655. Killed In Action (KIA).

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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

James Buchanan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36875728
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Morris Earl Clark

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11095094 at enlistment, then O-818606
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Nelson John Clifford

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32545628
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

John Joseph Cudihy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11093711 at enlistment, then O-824104
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Joseph William Foote

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12139839 at enlistment, then O-712544
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

43-37655

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

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Baltimore, Maryland, United States 14 May 1923

Enlisted

23 January 1943 Baltimore, Maryland

Other

Killed In Action (KIA)

Hassenhausen, Germany 29 July 1944

Buried

30 July 1944 Hassenhausen cemetery, Germany
Baltimore, Maryland

Enlisted

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 7812
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
German document KU-2590 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147892238 (NARA)

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 7812

Date
ContributorSJolley
Changes
Sources

Duplicate records consolidated into one entry. This entry now contains information from : Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.mcadams.org/fpdb/sqds_name2.asp

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 7812 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database