Jerrold Robert Ruben
Military
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Object Number - UPL 54980 - T/Sgt Jerrold R. Ruben, 464BG.
Assigned to 778BS, 464BG, 15AF USAAF. Gilson crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Lugo, Italy in B-24 44-49710; A/C suffered direct flak hit on a 'milk run'. Starboard wing collapsing between engines; crashed Lugo, Italy 10-Apr-45, Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13711.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), GC, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 464th Bomb Group 778th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-412958
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Stevonovitch II
- Unit: 464th Bomb Group 778th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pittsburgh, PA | 11 May 1925 | Son of Harry D and Bessye Ruben. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 1 July 1943 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Lugo, Italy | 10 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Lugo, Italy in B-24 44-49710; A/C suffered direct flak hit on a 'milk run'. Starboard wing collapsing between engines; crashed Lugo, Italy 10-Apr-45, KIA MACR 13711. |
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Buried |
Tree of Life Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, PA | 6 December 1948 | Re-Interred Tree of Life Cemetery Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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Based |
Pantanella | 10 April 1945 | Assigned to 778BS, 464BG, 15AF USAAF. |
