Russell P Ronan
Military
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UPL 6513
Crew #794
Russell P. Ronan Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: James L. Hudson (G), Robert Chambers (B), Charles P. Davey (N), Thomas S. Smith (CP), Russell P. Ronan (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: Loy J. Eller (G), Richard H. Evans (R/O), Earl Carter (G), James W. Henry (G), James G. Hargrove (FE)
This crew completed six combat missions before hostilities ended. 466th Bomb Group collection
Russell P. Ronan Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: James L. Hudson (G), Robert Chambers (B), Charles P. Davey (N), Thomas S. Smith (CP), Russell P. Ronan (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: Loy J. Eller (G), Richard H. Evans (R/O), Earl Carter (G), James W. Henry (G), James G. Hargrove (FE)
This crew completed six combat missions before hostilities ended. 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
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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: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15174293
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2076573
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34313938
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Peck's Bad Boys II
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 April 1945
- Date: 18 April 1945
- Date: 16 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other 466th BG Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 14 April 1945 - 25 April 1945 | One of the last crews assigned to the 466th BG. The Ronan Crew completed six combat missions before hostilities ended. |
Died |
Traverse City, MI, USA | 2 January 1985 | |
Buried |
Traverse City, MI, USA | 6 January 1985 | Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens Traverse City, MI |
Midland, MI, USA | 3810 East Ashman Street |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 350