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FELTON, Ralph Almon Jr - Date of
birth
6 June 1918 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Morris County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-659686 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
322nd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
4 March 1943 - Place of
death
4 km southeast of Oudeschild, Texel, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Ralph A. Felton (father)
Blanch (Shimer) Felton (mother)
Mary S. Felton (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24512 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Rose O'Day
Destination: Hamm, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 3712
More information
1st Lt Ralph A. Felton Jr. attended college.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army in Charlotte, North Carolina on 26 September 1941.
On the way back, the airplane was attacked by enemy fighters around 11:30 hrs.
It ditched in the Waddenzee, about 4 km southeast of Oudeschild, Texel.
Seven crew members were killed of which five are listed as missing in action. It is believed they went down with the airplane. Three men survived and were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, MACR, www.ancestry.com - Ferdon/Felton Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Tom Reece