Ralph served as a Sergeant & Ball Turret Gunner on B-17 #42-97170, 527th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II.
He resided in Cecil County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 24, 1944 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.
Ralph was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17 #42-97833 and crashed in Romilly Sur Seine, France during the war. He was awarded a Purple Heart.
Service # 33902615
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-97170:
Benson, Turell A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, Washington
Gordon, Arthur J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Michigan
Kennewick, Robert M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Washington
LaRose, Donald A ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, Washington
Reynolds, Arthur D ~ Sgt, Nose Gunner, Michigan
Weiss, Ralph ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maryland
Werley, Joseph W ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Ohio
All crew members of B-17 #42-97833 survived the collision and they landed safely.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Cecil County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 24, 1944 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.
Ralph was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17 #42-97833 and crashed in Romilly Sur Seine, France during the war. He was awarded a Purple Heart.
Service # 33902615
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-97170:
Benson, Turell A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, Washington
Gordon, Arthur J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Michigan
Kennewick, Robert M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Washington
LaRose, Donald A ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, Washington
Reynolds, Arthur D ~ Sgt, Nose Gunner, Michigan
Weiss, Ralph ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maryland
Werley, Joseph W ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Ohio
All crew members of B-17 #42-97833 survived the collision and they landed safely.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Ralph served as a Sergeant & Ball Turret Gunner on B-17 #42-97170, 527th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II.
He resided in Cecil County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 24, 1944 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.
Ralph was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17 #42-97833 and crashed in Romilly Sur Seine, France during the war. He was awarded a Purple Heart.
Service # 33902615
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-97170:
Benson, Turell A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, Washington
Gordon, Arthur J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Michigan
Kennewick, Robert M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Washington
LaRose, Donald A ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, Washington
Reynolds, Arthur D ~ Sgt, Nose Gunner, Michigan
Weiss, Ralph ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maryland
Werley, Joseph W ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Ohio
All crew members of B-17 #42-97833 survived the collision and they landed safely.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Cecil County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 24, 1944 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.
Ralph was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17 #42-97833 and crashed in Romilly Sur Seine, France during the war. He was awarded a Purple Heart.
Service # 33902615
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-97170:
Benson, Turell A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, Washington
Gordon, Arthur J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Michigan
Kennewick, Robert M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Washington
LaRose, Donald A ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, Washington
Reynolds, Arthur D ~ Sgt, Nose Gunner, Michigan
Weiss, Ralph ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maryland
Werley, Joseph W ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Ohio
All crew members of B-17 #42-97833 survived the collision and they landed safely.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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