Ralph Victor Guinzburg
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 30-Jul-43 in B-17 42-30192. Returned to base.
Shot down 29-Nov-43 in B-17 42-6039, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1560
Awards: AM (OLC), PH (2OLC), Soldiers medal.
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People
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rhapsody in Flak
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Louise II
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rodger the Lodger II
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blondie III
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 7 September 1943
- Official Description:
![A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Kicking Horse" of the 303rd Bomb Group takes off with a feathered engine. Handwritten caption on reverse: ''Kicking Horse' of 303BG. Received 7/7/1944.' On reverse: Daily Graphic [Stamp, ref. no. M4226L].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-407628.jpg.webp?itok=SpfDIv0I)
- Date: 6 September 1943
- Date: 3 September 1943
- Date: 30 July 1943
- Date: 26 July 1943
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York City, New York | 16 April 1916 | Son of Ralph Kleinert and Edna Louise [Stern] Guinzburg. |
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Enlisted |
New York City NY | 15 January 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Died |
Vicinity Friesoythe, Germany | 29 November 1943 | Shot down 29-Nov-43 in B-17 42-6039, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1560 |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neupre, Belgium Plot B Row 25 Grave 2 | |
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Based |
Horham | 29 November 1943 | Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 217; MACR 1560