Ralph L Peterson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

19 July 1943 while TDY to 9th AF, B24 42-40665 'Ten High' was attacked by fighters and crew bailed out near Malta.



KNO in B24 42-40773 over Morocco from fuel exhausion during flight back to England having flown missions TDY out of N. Africa. Oct 3 1943

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-40665

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ten High
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

42-40773

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Killed non-Combat

3 October 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey pp. 165, 301