Robert T Ritter
Military
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UPL 22831
"Shady Lady" 42-97385 30-X. Whilst on its 49th mission the aircraft encountered problems with numbers 1 and 2 propellers. The aircraft subsequently made a crash landing near Rechicourt in Eastern France.
Crew on board:
Pilot-2nd Lt. Warren J. Wade (KIA)
Co-pilot-2nd Lt. Theodore L. Prevost (POW)
Navigator-2nd Lt. Burt D. Bream (POW)
Bombardier-2nd Lt. William A. Howell (EVD)
Top Turret Gunner-Sgt. Robert T. Ritter (EVD)
Radar Observer-Sgt. John H. Rex (POW)
Ball Turret Gunner-Sgt. Wilbert Y. Burns (KIA)
Right Waist Gunner-Sgt. Harrison F. Brooks (POW)
Tail Gunner-Sgt. Eugene Gamba (KIA)
Crew on board:
Pilot-2nd Lt. Warren J. Wade (KIA)
Co-pilot-2nd Lt. Theodore L. Prevost (POW)
Navigator-2nd Lt. Burt D. Bream (POW)
Bombardier-2nd Lt. William A. Howell (EVD)
Top Turret Gunner-Sgt. Robert T. Ritter (EVD)
Radar Observer-Sgt. John H. Rex (POW)
Ball Turret Gunner-Sgt. Wilbert Y. Burns (KIA)
Right Waist Gunner-Sgt. Harrison F. Brooks (POW)
Tail Gunner-Sgt. Eugene Gamba (KIA)
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Evaded (EVD) Crashed near Rechicourt on 9/8/44 in B-17 Shady Lady #4297385; Returned to England 22 Sept 1944 from Missing in Action (MIA) status.
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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: Shady Lady
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Dowaglac, Michigan | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 8 September 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8605 / MACR 8605; 398th History, Vol II / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database