Bailey Ross Ingram

Military
Colonel Ray J Stecker of the 365th Fighter Group straps Staff Sergeant Bailey R Ingram into the cockpit of his two- seat P-47 Thunderbolt. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 22 Nov 1944.'[stamp], 'Sacred.' [stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'Two-seated P-47, Nov 22. Official 9th US Air Force photo. NINTH AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS, SOMEWHERE IN FRNACE.... A P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bomber, normally seating only the pilot, has been converted into a passenger plane at a Ninth Air Force base in B media-456564.jpg FRE 9451 Colonel Ray J Stecker of the 365th Fighter Group straps Staff Sergeant Bailey R Ingram into the cockpit of his two- seat P-47 Thunderbolt. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 22 Nov 1944.'[stamp], 'Sacred.' [stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'Two-seated P-47, Nov 22. Official 9th US Air Force photo. NINTH AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS, SOMEWHERE IN FRNACE.... A P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bomber, normally seating only the pilot, has been converted into a passenger plane at a Ninth Air Force base in Belgium. Colonel Ray J Stecker, Hazleton, Pa, the group commander, is shown adjusting the safety straps on his crew chief (right) Staff Sergeant Bailey R Ingram, 705 Hogan St, Jacksonville, Fla, seated in the passenger compartment. The plane is used by observers and correspondents on combat missions.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 9451 - Colonel Ray J Stecker of the 365th Fighter Group straps Staff Sergeant Bailey R Ingram into the cockpit of his two- seat P-47 Thunderbolt. Image...

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Places

Azeville

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer

Bretigny

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brétigny-sur-Orge

Chievres

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Chièvres Air Base

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lockhart, Texas 1 August 1907

Died

Houston, Georgia 8 August 1994
Gainesville, Florida 636 W. Main Street N Worked for University Chevrolet

Buried

Folkston, Georgia Camp Pinckney Baptist Church Cemetery Folkston, Charlton County, Georgia, USA Plot Row 08-14

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Sources

http://hellhawks.org/388_roster.html
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44005_03_0…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50091473/bailey-r.-ingram

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Colonel Ray J Stecker of the 365th Fighter Group straps Staff Sergeant Bailey R Ingram into the cockpit of his two- seat P-47 Thunderbolt. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 22 Nov 1944.'[stamp], 'Sacred.' [stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'Two-seated P-47, Nov 22. Official 9th US Air Force photo. NINTH AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS, SOMEWHERE IN FRNACE.... A P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bomber, normally seating only the pilot, has been converted into a passenger plane at a Ninth Air Force base in B

Object number: FRE 9451 - Colonel Ray J Stecker of the 365th Fighter Group...