Ralph E. Ledogar |
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(Dec. 21,
1944) -- S/Sgt. Ralph E. Ledogar, 20, formerly of Floyd Street, was killed
in action May 30, when the Flying Fortress in which he was flying was shot
down over Germany. He enlisted in February 1943. He went overseas one month before he was killed. He served with the Eighth Air Force as a radio operator and gunner on a B-17 of Hell's Angels Squadron. Ledogar graduated Belleville High School in 1941.
Staff Sergeant Ralph E. Ledogar, U.S. Army Air
Forces 359th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, Heavy Buried at: Plot C Row 2 Grave 39 Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Sources:
The Belleville Times, Dec. 21, 1944
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