Ralph served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on C-47 #41-18573, 13th Troop Carrier Squadron, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kings County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 24, 1941, prior to the war, in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Baker and also as Single, without dependents.
C-47 #41-18573 took off from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands on a medical evacuation mission of 8 injured and/or ill soldiers to Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu. They never arrived at Efate and are assumed to have crashed at sea for an unknown reason.
Ralph was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
Service # O-662094
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Airmen who perished on C-47 #41-18573:
Allen, Neal ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, GA
Nelson, Louis W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Rinaldi, John ~ M/Sgt, Crew Chief, NY
Saltsman, Ralph L ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
Stratton, James S ~ Corp, Radio Operator, MS
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Passengers who perished on C-47 #41-18573:
Bland, Leland S ~ Pfc, WV
Cote, Maurice F ~ Pvt, MA
Isom, John P ~ Pvt, AL
Jecker, Joseph E ~ Pfc, MA
Ruth, Harold C ~Pvt, CA
Sharrock, Jack A ~ Corp, NE
Shrewsbury, Ernest F ~ Pvt, PA
St John, Fred J ~ Pvt, CT
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Kings County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 24, 1941, prior to the war, in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Baker and also as Single, without dependents.
C-47 #41-18573 took off from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands on a medical evacuation mission of 8 injured and/or ill soldiers to Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu. They never arrived at Efate and are assumed to have crashed at sea for an unknown reason.
Ralph was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
Service # O-662094
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on C-47 #41-18573:
Allen, Neal ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, GA
Nelson, Louis W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Rinaldi, John ~ M/Sgt, Crew Chief, NY
Saltsman, Ralph L ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
Stratton, James S ~ Corp, Radio Operator, MS
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47 #41-18573:
Bland, Leland S ~ Pfc, WV
Cote, Maurice F ~ Pvt, MA
Isom, John P ~ Pvt, AL
Jecker, Joseph E ~ Pfc, MA
Ruth, Harold C ~Pvt, CA
Sharrock, Jack A ~ Corp, NE
Shrewsbury, Ernest F ~ Pvt, PA
St John, Fred J ~ Pvt, CT
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Ralph served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on C-47 #41-18573, 13th Troop Carrier Squadron, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kings County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 24, 1941, prior to the war, in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Baker and also as Single, without dependents.
C-47 #41-18573 took off from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands on a medical evacuation mission of 8 injured and/or ill soldiers to Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu. They never arrived at Efate and are assumed to have crashed at sea for an unknown reason.
Ralph was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
Service # O-662094
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on C-47 #41-18573:
Allen, Neal ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, GA
Nelson, Louis W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Rinaldi, John ~ M/Sgt, Crew Chief, NY
Saltsman, Ralph L ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
Stratton, James S ~ Corp, Radio Operator, MS
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47 #41-18573:
Bland, Leland S ~ Pfc, WV
Cote, Maurice F ~ Pvt, MA
Isom, John P ~ Pvt, AL
Jecker, Joseph E ~ Pfc, MA
Ruth, Harold C ~Pvt, CA
Sharrock, Jack A ~ Corp, NE
Shrewsbury, Ernest F ~ Pvt, PA
St John, Fred J ~ Pvt, CT
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Kings County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 24, 1941, prior to the war, in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Baker and also as Single, without dependents.
C-47 #41-18573 took off from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands on a medical evacuation mission of 8 injured and/or ill soldiers to Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu. They never arrived at Efate and are assumed to have crashed at sea for an unknown reason.
Ralph was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
Service # O-662094
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on C-47 #41-18573:
Allen, Neal ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, GA
Nelson, Louis W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Rinaldi, John ~ M/Sgt, Crew Chief, NY
Saltsman, Ralph L ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
Stratton, James S ~ Corp, Radio Operator, MS
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47 #41-18573:
Bland, Leland S ~ Pfc, WV
Cote, Maurice F ~ Pvt, MA
Isom, John P ~ Pvt, AL
Jecker, Joseph E ~ Pfc, MA
Ruth, Harold C ~Pvt, CA
Sharrock, Jack A ~ Corp, NE
Shrewsbury, Ernest F ~ Pvt, PA
St John, Fred J ~ Pvt, CT
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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