Ralph L Long
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 23-Oct-43. B-17F 42-29930 'Miss Patricia' crashed shortly after takeoff on a local night training mission. Died non Battle (DNB)
Awards: PH.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17061485 / O-737961
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Qui-nine the bitter dose, miss patricia
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Jefferson Barracks Park, 345 North Rd, St Louis, MO 63125, USA | 11 November 1942 | Jefferson Barracks, Missouri |
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Died |
Keyston, Huntingdon PE28 0RF, UK | 23 October 1943 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 23-Oct-43. B-17F 42-29930 'Miss Patricia' crashed shortly after takeoff on a local night training mission. DNB |
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Buried |
24 October 1943 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot B Row 1 Grave 58 | |
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Born |
St Louis, MO, USA | ||
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Based |
Molesworth | 23 October 1943 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 350