Ralph Mickeal Tyne
Military
page 30 of KU-2407 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147886912
Object Number - UPL 44528 - Ralph Tyne’s Dog Tag on page 30 of KU-2407 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147886912 (NARA)
Ralph Tyne was Left Waist gunner on B-17 #42-39811, shot down by Flak on a night leaflet operation to France 5-6 July 1944. Crashed at Overschie, The Netherlands. Missing Air Crew Report-MACR 6988. 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: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-756169
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11129380
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16065396
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33688109
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-762574
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Donna Mae
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois | 21 August 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
10 March 1943 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
6 July 1944 | captured in Schiedam, The Netherlands. Interned at Stalag Luft 4 in Braunau, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control '11 January 1946'.” | |
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Died |
15 June 1982 | Shabbona, Illinois | |
|
Born |
De Kalb, Illinois |
Revisions
Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
MACR 6988
German report KU-2407 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147886912 (NARA)
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6988 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
