Military
2Lt. Clifford Bradford Russell
Captain Ralph C. Jenkins
Ralph Jenkins and his Menu of services offered through his 405th P-47 Fighter Squadron
Clifford B. Russell was born in Bozeman, Montana and raised in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1940 from Portland, Oregon. He received his wings at the 63rd A.A.F. Flying Training Detachment in Georgia in Nov., 1943 and was sent to England assigned to the 510th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group. In late June 1944, the 405th was ordered to move out of RAF Christchurch and into Picauville Airfield, France (near St. Mere-Eglise).
According Missing Air Crew Report (MACR 8511), on August 14, 1944, he was leading an armed reconnaissance mission to Calais. On his return, his flight ran into a group of 20 German aircraft. He was last seen diving in pursuit of an ME-109 at the time of his loss.
His Republic P-47D Thunderbolt (#42-76471) impacted the ground at Fontaine La Guyon, France.
Military | Colonel | Fighter pilot, squadron commander | 405th Fighter Group
Ralph C. Jenkins: Was a 25 year old Flight Commander flying Thunderbolt fighters in the 510th Squadron, 405th Group 9th Air Force. Became Squadron Commander and flew 129 combat missions beginning on D-Day Normandy. After airfield estabished in...
Group
The 405th Fighter Group was a fighter bomber unit of the United States Army Air Force in World War II. They group flew P-47 Thunderbolts in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) starting with the buildup to the Invasion of Normandy ("D-Day") through...
Squadron
P-47 Thunderbolt
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| 08 July 2020 20:28:29 | jmoore43 | Changes to aircraft associations |
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Added a connection to A/C #42-76471 listed in the "Summary biography". |
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| 08 July 2020 20:26:54 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added the A/C S/N to the "Summary biography" from the MACR 8511 at fold3.com. |
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| 07 April 2017 22:37:38 | millebr | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography and unit associations |
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Fold3.com; TogetherWeServed.com: MACR 8511; Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil |
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