Ralph was from South Bend In. He was the son of Charles (immigrated from Russia) and Lena (immigrated from Poland) (Mentzel) Roth and brother to Dorothy, Betty and Morris Roth. His parents were wed in 1919 in South Bend, IN. He attended the University of Michigan but left to become a pilot and join the war effort.
Ralph served as a Flight Officer on B-25J #43-27848, 100th Bombardment Squadron, 42nd Bomber Group, 13th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
It is currently unknown where he resided prior to the war.
Ralph was "Killed In Action" over Mindanao, Philippines during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was first interred overseas and later re-interred here on April 26, 1950.
Service # T-128789
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-25J #43-27848:
Baker, Ewing ~ Corp, Kentucky
Callahan, Kenneth E ~ 2nd Lt, Utah
Fischer, Daniel T ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Knowlton, Jack C ~ Pvt, Washington
Roth, Ralph E ~ FO
Smith, Arnold J ~ Corp, Missouri
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Ralph served as a Flight Officer on B-25J #43-27848, 100th Bombardment Squadron, 42nd Bomber Group, 13th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
It is currently unknown where he resided prior to the war.
Ralph was "Killed In Action" over Mindanao, Philippines during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was first interred overseas and later re-interred here on April 26, 1950.
Service # T-128789
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-25J #43-27848:
Baker, Ewing ~ Corp, Kentucky
Callahan, Kenneth E ~ 2nd Lt, Utah
Fischer, Daniel T ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Knowlton, Jack C ~ Pvt, Washington
Roth, Ralph E ~ FO
Smith, Arnold J ~ Corp, Missouri
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Ralph was from South Bend In. He was the son of Charles (immigrated from Russia) and Lena (immigrated from Poland) (Mentzel) Roth and brother to Dorothy, Betty and Morris Roth. His parents were wed in 1919 in South Bend, IN. He attended the University of Michigan but left to become a pilot and join the war effort.
Ralph served as a Flight Officer on B-25J #43-27848, 100th Bombardment Squadron, 42nd Bomber Group, 13th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
It is currently unknown where he resided prior to the war.
Ralph was "Killed In Action" over Mindanao, Philippines during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was first interred overseas and later re-interred here on April 26, 1950.
Service # T-128789
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-25J #43-27848:
Baker, Ewing ~ Corp, Kentucky
Callahan, Kenneth E ~ 2nd Lt, Utah
Fischer, Daniel T ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Knowlton, Jack C ~ Pvt, Washington
Roth, Ralph E ~ FO
Smith, Arnold J ~ Corp, Missouri
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ralph served as a Flight Officer on B-25J #43-27848, 100th Bombardment Squadron, 42nd Bomber Group, 13th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
It is currently unknown where he resided prior to the war.
Ralph was "Killed In Action" over Mindanao, Philippines during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was first interred overseas and later re-interred here on April 26, 1950.
Service # T-128789
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-25J #43-27848:
Baker, Ewing ~ Corp, Kentucky
Callahan, Kenneth E ~ 2nd Lt, Utah
Fischer, Daniel T ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Knowlton, Jack C ~ Pvt, Washington
Roth, Ralph E ~ FO
Smith, Arnold J ~ Corp, Missouri
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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