Robert E Ralph

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.  Some of the men are  wearing  flying gear.  A man in uniform is seated on the wing of the plane UPL 66018 UPL 66018 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 15 August 1943/ Poix & Amiens Airfields, France. Back Row: Herman Wollenweber (OBS/TG), Edward J. Knowling (N), Joseph W. Baggs (B), Budd J. Peaslee (AC), James Ray Martin-Vegue (N), Johnny Butler (P)
Front Row: Burnia Martin (WG), Preston Davis (RO), Joe Turlington (TT), Marion Rogers (WG), Robert E. Ralph (BT)
547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group VIII Bomber Command 82 42-5852 Grafton Underwood Herman Wollenweber Edward Johnson Knowling Joseph W Baggs Budd J Peaslee James Ray Martin-Vegue Johnny A Butler Burnia Martin Preston A Davis Howard Joe Turlington Marion C Rogers Robert E Ralph On

Object Number - UPL 66018 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 15 August 1943/ Poix & Amiens Airfields, France. Back Row: Herman Wollenweber (OBS/TG), Edward J. Knowling (N), Joseph...

Shot down by enemy aircraft on a mission to Brunswick, 30 January 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 "WE DOOD IT". Killed in Action (KIA). MACR# 2263. He flew 22 combat missions.



Final Resting Place or Memorial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39096585
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14104331
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-683176
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Four men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37375902
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6983789
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: We Dood It
  • Unit: 403rd Air Depot 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

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Killed in Action (KIA)

30 January 1944

Born

Wellsburg, West Virginia, USA

Buried

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2263 / MACR 2263, 8th AF Losses, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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