Name:
Ralph L. Haldiman
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
17128348
Unit:
751st Bomber Squadron, 457th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-04-20
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium
Plot:
A
Row:
30
Grave:
18
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt Ralph L. Haldiman, right waist gunner of the B-17 42-97137 “Silver Queen”, took off from station 130 in Glatton, Cambridgeshire, UK on a bombing mission over the V1 site of Gorenflos. The plane was hit by flak between the belly turret and radio station. It crashed at 1850, killing all but two crew members.