Ralph W Coyle

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Nienburg, GR on a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-30173 'Circe. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A formation B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 95th Bomb Group leave contrials behind during a mission. B-17 Flying Fortress (QW-L, serial number 42-30173) in in the foreground. Official caption on image: "35 Flying Forts Leaving Trails Over Brunswick, Germany. US AAF Photo 226-8."

42-30173

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gorgeous Hussy : Circe : All American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

10 February 1944

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Buried

Rock Island National Cemetery, Illinois

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 10 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2544 / MACR 2544, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database