Ralph Elder Keyes
MilitaryKeyes remained in the Air Force following the Second World War, and flew F-86 Super Sabres in Korea, where he shot down at least two MiG-15s.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Peoria, Illinois, USA | 24 March 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Pekin, Illinois, USA | 16 October 1940 | |
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Other Commanding Officer, 457th Fighter Squadron |
1 December 1957 - 1 October 1958 | ||
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Died |
Pekin, Illinois, USA | 16 May 1998 | |
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Other Commanding Officer, 452nd Flight Test Squadron |
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Other Theatre familiarisation visit as part of training of Tuskegee Airmen |
Fez, Morocco |
Revisions
Depicted in FRE 11140
History of the 457th Fighter Squadron, and History of the 452nd Flight Test Squadron
Keyes is mentioned on page 62 of David Jones United States Army Aeromedical Support to African American Fliers, 1941 - 1949: The Tuskegee Flight Surgeons as providing theatre familiarisation to Tuskegee Fliers in Morocco in May 1943
Draft Registration Card at Ancestry
Newspaper clipping from Jacksonville Daily Journal , October 1952
Keye's wrote the crash report for Wallace MacGregor's landing incident in January 1943 and is mentioned here