Ruby Irene Newell
Military
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A member of the Women's Army Corps with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-6483) nicknamed "Ruby's Raiders" of the 385th Bomb Group. Image via Lieutenant Clark Barton Rollins Jr, Pilot of the 385th Bomb Group.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
In 1944 she was voted "the prettiest WAC in the 8th Air Force" by the GIs, in a "Stars and Stripes" newspaper competition.
Two aircraft were named after her, B-17 44-6483 "Ruby's Raiders", and P-51 44-15315 "Miss E.T.O", and she was involved in the War Bond sales effort.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Military site
- Known as: Camp Blainey
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wynnewood, Oklahoma. | 4 April 1921 | |
Died |
San Bernardino, California | 22 February 1981 |
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