William L Ritch
MilitaryShot down by flak and fighters on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-31193 'Little Boots. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Boots
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 29 January 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2274 / MACR 2274, 8th AF Losses, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=692 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database