Bobbie R Rankin

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Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group on the wing of a P-38 Lightning. media-456744.jpg FRE 9872 Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group on the wing of P-38J-15-LO, s/n 43-28823 coded J2-Z. Aircraft was later transferred to the 428th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group. This ship was lost to flak just south of Manhay, Belgium on 25 December 1944. The pilot, 1Lt. Bobby R. Rankin, was KIA (MACR 11900). Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 9872 - Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group on the wing of P-38J-15-LO, s/n 43-28823 coded J2-Z. Aircraft was later transferred to the 428th...

Pilot P-38. Assigned to 428th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, 9th AF. On Strafing run at La Roche, Belgium, hit by flak as A/C leveled off, bursting into flames. A/C climbed 2-300ft before diving into ground and exploding on impact. KIA. MACR 11900.



Awards: - Air Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster, DFC, PH.

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Aircraft

Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group on the wing of a P-38 Lightning.

43-28823

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 474th Fighter Group 428th Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Tulsa, OK, USA 11 May 1942

Died

1490 La Roche, Belgium 25 December 1944 On Strafing run at La Roche, Belgium, hit by flak as A/C leveled off, bursting into flames. A/C climbed 2-300ft before diving into ground and exploding on impact. KIA. MACR 11900.
Cowley County, KS, USA

Buried

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Plot B Row 7 Grave 33

Born

Philippines

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

AAM DB Entry.
www.fold3.com - WWII Enlistment Records
www.fold3.com - WWII Army and Air Force Casualty List
www.fold3.com - MACR 11900

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ContributorEmily
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Sources

Loyal P Stewart, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.

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Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group on the wing of a P-38 Lightning.

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