Name:
Ralph L. Kittrell
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
39692464
Unit:
406th Bomber Squadron, 801st Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-04-05
State:
California
Cemetery:
Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cem., California
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Staff Sergeant Ralph L. Kittrell took off from Harrington (UK) in his Liberator 42-72870 at 2201 for Op Stationer 57 to drop off ammunition and materials to the French Resistance. His plane was shot down by flak at Bernieres-le-Patry.