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PITTMAN, Ralph Melvin - Date of
birth
3 August 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Graves County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-661024 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
711th Bombardment Squadron,
447th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
24 May 1944 - Place of
death
North Sea
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
George K. Pittman (father)
Pearl M. Pittman (mother)
George H. Pittman (brother)
Eugene P. Pittman (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102494 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission:Bombing
MACR: 5249
More information
1st Lt Ralph M. Pittman graduated from Mayfield High School and Western Teachers College.He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for operations in the Pacific, which included sinking a Japanese destroyer.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - James Family Tree
Photo source: Michel Beckers/Dominique Potier, Marc van den Berkmortel, The Park City Daily News - 22 November 1944