Ralph Carl Vaux

Military

PFC Vaux was an ordnance specialist and loaded bombs aboard aircraft for combat missions. He was spotlighted for personally giving Queen Elizabeth a hand carved wooden insignia of the Eighth Air Force.

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Removed extra info in the "Role/job" field.

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PFC Vaux's Service Documents and news article.

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Ralph Vaux's Service Documents