Ralph Richard Strohsack
Military
Rear L-R: Frederick llgen, Curtis Olsen, Byron Butt, Alex Strickland, Edgar Snyder.
Front L-R: Ralph Strohsack, James Baart, Raymond Peck, Albert Martel, Edward McGill.
Object Number - UPL 57231 - Lead crew on a bombing mission to Helgoland, an islandin the North Sea belonging to Germany, pose in front of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "The...
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 25 x missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lorain, Ohio | 2 September 1921 | Son of Joseph L. and Veronica [Perusek] Strohsack. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN | 4 July 1942 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
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Died |
Eagle Cliff, OH | 1 October 2011 | |
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Buried |
Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst, Lorain County, OH | 4 October 2011 | Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
