467th Bombardment Group (H)
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Ritter, Ralph Kenneth
Information
Name
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
Ritter
Ralph
Kenneth

Serial Number
Enlisted:
Officer:
13176027
O-719747
Birth Info
Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:
05 Dec 1923

Unknown at this time
Residence
Residence at Enlistment:
350 E. Wharton Rd.
Glenside
Montgomery Co.
Pennsylvania
Official Home Town
City:
State:
Glenside
PA - Pennsylvania
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:

Place of Enlistment:
07 Dec 42

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:

Returned to US Method:
Unknown at this time

Unknown at this time
Discharge Info
Date:

Place:
14 Oct 45

Indiantown Gap,
Pennsylvania
Passing Info
Date of Death:

Place of Death:

30 Mar 2021

Medford
Burlington Co.
New Jersey, United States

Cemetery:


Unknown at this time

Notes
Topic
No Notes at this time
No
Image Gallery
Available
at this Time
Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
07 Dec 42
Entered Service
21 Dec 44
Departed US
?? Jan 45
Crew #043-R4
789th
Co Pilot
05 Mar 45
Roster of Officers
789th
Second Lieutenant
Co Pilot
16 Apr 45
Awarded Oak Leaf Cluster
Second Lieutenant
19 Jul 45
Returned US
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
167
06 Feb 45
Magdeburg
789th
Co Pilot
44-10502
172
15 Feb 45
Magdeburg
789th
Co Pilot
44-10502
174
17 Feb 45
Aschaffenburg
x
789th
Co Pilot
42-95187
175
19 Feb 45
Meschede
789th
Co Pilot
42-95187
176
21 Feb 45
Nurnberg
789th
Co Pilot
44-10502
179
24 Feb 45
Bielefeld
789th
Co Pilot
42-52623
Wabbit
199
20 Mar 45
Hemmingstadt
789th
Co Pilot
42-51289
218
15 Apr 45
Royan
789th
Co Pilot
44-50573
Total Flights: 29
Total Combat: 28
Total Dispatched: 27
Total Credited: 25
Stories
Date
Topic
Author
No known stories at this time
Diary Entries
Date
Type
Author
20 Jan 45
Practice
Bristow, Jack Maurice