Thomas Warren Ritter
MilitaryMember of Wallish Crew on 'Our Gal Sal'
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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: 351st Bomb Squadron 100th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 33508176 / O-928681
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Our Gal Sal
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma | 2 July 1925 | Born McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma |
Died |
East China Sea, Northwest of Okinawa | 29 March 1951 | Lost at Sea East China Sea Northwest of Okinawa |
Buried Tablets of the Missing |
Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii | 1 January 1952 | Tablets of the Missing Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii |
Buried Memorialised |
National Korean War Veterans Memorial Washington, District of Columbia | 1 January 1952 | Memorialised National Korean War Veterans Memorial Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia