Ralph James Sneeden

Military

Shot down 24 Feb 1944 in B-17 #41-24571 ‘Indianapolis War Bird' on mission to Steyr, Aus, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2619.

Connections

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Units served with

2nd Bomb Group

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

49th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-24571

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Indianapolis War Bird
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 49th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

29 April 1923

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 24 February 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Died

9 June 1999 aged 76

Buried

Plot 68, 0, 2851

Revisions

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Added a connection to Stalag Luft I per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added person, role & rank per info in the A/C #41-24571 Description.
Added a POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 1199138.
See: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1199138?search=true