Ralph T Jarrendt Jr
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 1480 - Captain Dick and Ralph Jarrendt of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Capt Dick & Ralph Jarrendt.'
Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. 16-Sep-43 mission to La Pallice. FR, in B-17 42-5904 'Gremlin Gus'. On return, crashed in Devonshire after scraping a hill top.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20343323
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gremlin Gus
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 January 1944
- Date: 31 December 1943
- Date: 24 December 1943
- Date: 13 December 1943
- Date: 5 December 1943
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ford, Michigan | 19 October 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 30 December 1941 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Other Crashed |
Simonsbath, Minehead TA24, UK | 16 September 1943 | While returning from a mission in bad weather, crashed into the top of a hill in Devon. There were injuries to the crew, however Jarrendt escaped uninjured. |
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Died |
1 September 1969 | ||
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Based |
Knettishall | Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "-" and a space to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 285
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html