Ralph E. Ledogar

(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
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359th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: New Jersey
Died: May 30, 1944

Buried at: Plot C Row 2 Grave 39
Ardennes American Cemetery
Neupre, Belgium

Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

Sources:

American Battle Monuments Commission

The Belleville Times, Dec. 21, 1944

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