Ralph Victor Guinzburg
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 30-Jul-43 in B-17 42-30192. Returned to base.
Shot down 29-Nov-43 in B-17 42-6039, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1560
Awards: AM (OLC), PH (2OLC), Soldiers medal.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733713
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Patches
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Darlin' Dolly
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 803rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Herky Jerky II aka Lover Boy
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 November 1943
- Date: 26 November 1943
- Date: 19 November 1943
- Date: 13 November 1943
- Date: 3 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York City, New York | 16 April 1916 | Son of Ralph Kleinert and Edna Louise [Stern] Guinzburg. |
Enlisted |
New York City NY | 15 January 1942 | New York City, New York |
Died |
Vicinity Friesoythe, Germany | 29 November 1943 | Shot down 29-Nov-43 in B-17 42-6039, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1560 |
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neupre, Belgium Plot B Row 25 Grave 2 | |
Based |
Horham | 29 November 1943 | Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 217; MACR 1560