Earl Ervin Ketchledge
MilitaryEarl Ervin Ketchledge added by daughter, Kathy Ketchledge
Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31475, Prisoner of War (POW).
It was Earl's 8th mission. He was a POW for about 11 months being liberated by the Russians in 1945. He later enlisted in the Air Force Reserve.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12050082
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Easton, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 29 May 1944 |
Revisions
Earl Ervin Ketchledge & Edward Ketchledge brothers provided by daughter of Earl, Kathy Ketchledge
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
I am his grandson, Jeffrey, son of Mark Earl Ketchledge, Earl's firstborn.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5339 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database