Richard Curran
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Standing, L-R: Bernard Palmquist; Robert Montonado; Pat Madsen; Jack Willburn; George McCleary.
Kneeling, L-R: Ralph Wright; Jack Raper; Carl Herrmann; Richard Curran
reconnecting the place
Object Number - UPL 15856 - The Ralph W Wright Crew, 100th Bomb Group, 349th Squadron Standing, L-R: Bernard Palmquist; Robert Montonado; Pat Madsen; Jack Willburn; George...
Killed in AC#42-38053 in a form up accident over the base. on 7 May 1944. Target was Berlin. The plane had flares stored in the top turret and for some reason they exploded and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out The pilot Wright and Raper were possibly overcome by fumes and passed out. The rest of the crew bailed out, in all 5 of the crew were killed.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jenny Lee aka Cap'n Crow
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Herringfleet, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK | 7 May 1944 | |
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Born |
New York State | ||
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Buried |
Plot F Row 7 Grave 6 |
Revisions
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
