301st BG, 419th BS
Il 14 febbraio 1944 era l’operatore radio del B-17 A/C #42-31893 “Busy Bee”.
James Ratliff nacque il 2 gennaio 1921 a Brownwood, in Texas. Fu prigioniero di guerra per 18 mesi. Morì il 12 febbraio 1997 ad Arlington.
S/SGT James E. Ratliff was a radio operator of the B-17 A/C #42-31893 “Busy Bee” which crashed on February 14, 1944 near Mantua. James Ratliff was born January 2, 1921 in Brownwood, Texas. He was a POW for 18 months. He died February 12, 1997 in Arlington.
EQUIPAGGIO
MACR
- MACR 2303, A/C #42-31893, 14 febbraio 1944
POW
- Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
- NARA – Records of World War II Prisoners of War
COLLEGAMENTI
- https://www.301bg.com/Ratliff_James_R1200_301BG.cfm
- https://it.findagrave.com/memorial/13209699/james-emmett-ratliff