Ralph Jon Munn
Military
Group updates - BG and BS
Object Number - UPL 43035 - Ralph Munn - taken after Gunnery school, before leaving for England 1943
Ralph Munn was ball Turret Gunner on B-17 #42-39941 'Lucky Lady', shot down 12 May 1944 over Southern Belgium. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32792318
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32229463
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16079465 and O-749756
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15131523 and O-700741
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lady
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Illinois, United States | 14 October 1913 | |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, California, United States | 22 January 1943 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 12 May 1944 | MACR 4819 mentions that, having initially managed to evade with the help of Belgian citizens, Ralph Munn, together with fellow crew members Bruce Clago, Richard Laule and Lloyd Martin were all arrested by the Gestapo in Liège, Belgium, on 27 June 1944. NARA WWII POW database : "Interned in Germany - Returned to military control 14/06/1945" |
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Died |
Ewing, Holt County, Nebraska, United States | 25 May 1983 | |
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Buried |
Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery, Holt County, Nebraska, United States |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4819 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
