Ralph Thadus May
MilitaryShot down 30 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30202. Prisoner of War (POW).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-060263 (1942 enlistment) and 17009695 at re-enlistment in 1946
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-739004
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32495515
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38134417
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
13 March 1907 | Alamance County, North Carolina, United States | |
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Enlisted |
22 July 1942 | Fort Bragg, North Carolina | |
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Other Bailed out |
30 July 1943 | from 42-30202, over Belgium | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
30 July 1943 | captured and interned at Stalag XVIIB in Braunau, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW records : "returned to Military Control 9 July 1945." | |
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Died |
4 January 1995 | McLeansville, North Carolina | |
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Buried |
Ralph May rests at the Alamance National Cemetery in Burlington, North Carolina |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 3125
NARA WWII Enlistment recods
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Personal research for 42-30202 and its crew for Tail Gunner Donald Boyd's page at http://www.evasioncomete.org/fboyddm.html
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3125 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database