Ralph W Voorhees
MilitaryBack L-R: SSgt. Mike Cappelletti (RO), SSgt. Ralph Voorhees (WG), SSgt. Fillman Thurman (BT), SSgt. William Adams (WG), TSgt. Lloyd Estes (TT).
Front L-R: Col. Dale O. Smith flew with Siguard Thompson in "DAMN YANKEE" as Group Deputy), 1st Lt. Lloyd Armstrong (P), Maj. Raymond Ketelsen (AC/CP), 1st Lt. William Kinney Jr. (B), 2nd Lt. Anthony Nilo (N). Not Pictured: 2nd Lt. Donald Furber (OBS/TG).
The Quentin Bland Collection. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35528/category/LeadCrews
Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97233, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Duluth, Minnesota, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Austria | 13 April 1944 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3874 / MACR 3874, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database