Ross H King

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media-32302.jpeg UPL 32302 Lieutenant Ross H. King, 305th Bomb Group Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 26 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 32302 - Lieutenant Ross H. King, 305th Bomb Group

Ross was originally drafted into the infantry, then having volunteered for the Aviation Cadet program trained as a navigator and was commissioned in November 1944. Post VE Day the Group was moved to Belgium specifically to conduct aerial photography of Europe and N.Africa and then to Germany. He was discharged in June 1946 went back to college and qualified as a CPA.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

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Born

Lemars, Iowa 2 May 1924

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Iowans of the Mighty 8th

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

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Object number: UPL 32302 - Lieutenant Ross H. King, 305th Bomb Group