Ralph M Becker
MilitaryAssigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) from glider towing mission [Op Varsity, Rhine crossing], hit by flak on approach to DZ managed to release gliders, before losing altitude and crashing 2 miles SW of Wesel, Germany 24-Mar-45. Seen to jump from the doomed A/C but chute was not able to deploy fully. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13368.
Awards: PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13026958 / O-681651
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Smeatharpe
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Illinois, USA | 10 August 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 24 September 1942 | |
Died |
2 miles SW Wesel, Germany | 24 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) from glider towing mission [Op Varsity, Rhine crossing], hit by flak on approach to DZ managed to release gliders, before losing altitude and crashing 2 miles SW of Wesel, Germany 24-Mar-45. KIA. MACR 13368. |
Buried |
Wesel, Germany | 25 March 1945 | Interred Wesel cemetery Germany |
Based |
Upottery | 24 March 1945 | Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery | ||
Cook County, IL, USA | |||
Buried |
Re-Interred Arlington National Cemetery |