Ralph L Shelton

Military
media-32097.jpeg UPL 32097 "S/Sgt R L Shelton air crew member of the 490th Bomb Group, wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross presented to him on 7-Dec-44 at an airbase in England."

Object Number - UPL 32097 - "S/Sgt R L Shelton air crew member of the 490th Bomb Group, wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross presented to him on 7-Dec-44 at an airbase in...

Member of Heath crew.



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle stars), American Campaign Medal.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

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Sources

490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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