Ralph L Stimmel

Military
media-14344.jpeg UPL 14344 A letter from Lieutenant Ralph L Stimmel of the 445th Bomb Group to the family of Sergeant William Adair informing them of Adair's injury sustained on a mission over Berlin and that he has been awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.

Courtesy of Thomas Mulkey- Nephew

Object Number - UPL 14344 - A letter from Lieutenant Ralph L Stimmel of the 445th Bomb Group to the family of Sergeant William Adair informing them of Adair's injury sustained...

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Winchester, Virginia 2 November 1916

Died

1 August 1997

Buried

Winchester, Virginia

Revisions

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Sources

Birsic, SO#279 06 Oct 43 Sioux City, IA to Lincoln, Neb, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124 & Page 418 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Ralph L Stimmel: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 14344 - A letter from Lieutenant Ralph L Stimmel of the...

Object number: UPL 14356 - 445th 703rd Squadron, the Dixie DUDROP. This photo...