Ruben Ricardo Monteil Jr
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Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 23 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux in B-17 42-31315 'Liberty Run', on 19-Jun-44; flak shot off the tail, A/C ditched in Bay of Biscay. Interned (INT) in Spain.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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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: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13078848 / O-807624
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Betty's Revenge
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Liberty Run
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shade Ruff #2
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Interned (INT) |
Spain | 19 June 0944 - 4 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux in B-17 42-31315 'Liberty Run', on 19-Jun-44; flak shot off the tail, A/C ditched in Bay of Biscay. Interned (INT) in Spain. |
Born |
New Orleans, LA | 23 October 1918 | Son of Ruben Ricardo Sr and Eleanor Lee [Fitch] Montiel. |
Enlisted |
Fort McClellan, AL | 28 March 1941 | Fort McClellan, Alabama |
Died |
Mobile, AL | 3 August 2009 | |
Buried |
Mobile Memorial Gardens Tillmans Corner, Mobile County, AL | 6 August 2009 | Mobile Memorial Gardens Tillmans Corner, Mobile County, Alabama |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40254342/ruben-ricardo-montiel
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5999 / MACR 5999, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2641 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database