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INGRAHAM, Dudley Seymour Jr - Date of
birth
1 October 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Connecticut -
Hometown
Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31379828 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
350th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 February 1945 - Place of
death
Oskar Strasse, Berlin-Karlshorst
Berlin, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | 30 |
Immediate family
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Members
Dudley S. Ingraham (father)
Marion E. (Morton) Ingraham (mother)
Seymour M. Ingraham (brother)
Joseph T. Ingraham (brother)
Robert A. Ingraham (brother)
Laura L. Ingraham (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102958 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of Tempelhof marshalling yards
MACR: 12047
More information
Dudley S. Jr. Ingraham attended college.He enlisted from Hartfort, Connecticut on 22 July 1943.
The airplane was hit by flak on the right wing, reported to have been a ground rocket, just after bombs away. Starboard engines began to flame and the plane was nosed over in a steep dive apparently in an effort to extinguish the fire. A few seconds later, it pulled up in a half roll, then did a split S and went down. Two parachutes were seen as it fell away in a tight spin. When last seen the plane was nearly enveloped in fire.
Seven crew members were killed. They were initially buried at the POW Cemetery of Dallgow-Döbertiz, near Berlin. Only two men bailed out and became POW. They survived the war.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.100thbg.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Carrier Family Tree, Phil Samponaro
Photo source: 100th Bomb Group Foundation, www.100thbg.com - Phil Samponaro (nephew), http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org - The East Hampton Star