Ralph E Cormier
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
National Archives
Object Number - UPL 74359 - MACR Page 1 for Ralph E Cormier
Killed in Action (KIA) on 26-Nov-43 as pilot of P-47D 42-8681 [HL:E], 78FG/83FS when his aircraft was shot down by German fighters near Val d'Oise, France. He was on a mission to escort bombers attacking at Paris, France. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 1443.
Awards: PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
28 February 1922 | Son of Joseph Cormier. | |
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Enlisted |
13 July 1943 | ||
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Based |
15 October 1943 - 26 November 1943 | Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
27 November 1943 | Buried by the Germans in the cemetery of Poix de la Somme, France. Exact location in cemetery not determined. | |
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Born |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
26 November 1943 | Killed when his aircraft was shot down by German fighters near Val d'Oise, France while on a mission escorting bombers attacking at Paris, France. | |
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Buried |
Re- Interred St Marys cemetery Lynn, MA |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 16-Jul-2015. Added SN and KIA event per MACR 1443; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added Summary Biorgraphy based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces:, Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1443 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
