Earl Warren Rudolf
MilitaryRudolf was born in 1921 in Chicago, he enlisted in 1942 and served as an Ordnance Officer with the 1628th Ordnance Co at Thurleigh. He died in 2002.
In 1984 he was interviewed by BBC Radio 4 about the morale of troops on D-Day, the interview is in IWM collection.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Company
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 28 December 1942 | |
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Died |
31 March 2002 | ||
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Born |
Chicago | ||
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Buried |
Lakenheath cemetery |