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Ralph G. Tissot.

Engineer / Top Turret · 330th Squadron · Of Chestnut Hill, PA.

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

From the 2nd Air Division Association Yearbook

Assigned to 330th Bomb Sqdn., 93rd Bomb Group (H). Stationed at Hardwick, England. Completed 28 bombing missions over Europe as engineer/gunner. Memorable experiences: crashing on takeoff with delay bombs at Hardwick (all survived); and another mission where flak damage forced them to ditch everything and land on a grass fighter field in southern England with only fuel fumes remaining.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Position
Engineer / Top Turret
Serial Number
13027251
Mission Count
28
Hometown
Chestnut Hill, PA

Missions flown.

5 catalogued · 06 May 1944 — 24 Feb 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 233
24 Feb 1944
Gotha
A/I
“De-Icer”
→
№ 235
25 Feb 1944
Fürth
A/I
42-100832
→
№ 237
28 Feb 1944
Target unrecorded
“Miss Star Dust”
→
№ 244
02 Mar 1944
Frankfurt Am Main
M/Y
“De-Icer”
→
№ 340
06 May 1944
Siracourt
V/S
“Big Noise II”
→

Before and after.

§ The Civilian Years
Before the War

Born Nov. 29, 1922 in Chestnut Hill, PA. Enlisted March 18, 1941 in USAAC. Training at McDill Field, Tampa, FL; Barksdale Field, LA; Ft. Myers, FL.

After the War

Discharged Aug. 1, 1945 as staff sergeant. Received Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, American Defense Service Medal, EAME Service Medal with six Bronze Stars, Presidential Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal. Returned to Air Force during Korean War; discharged second time Aug. 16, 1965 as master sergeant (USAF Ret.). Married Ruth; son Ralph Jr., daughter-in-law Debbie, grandchildren Aaron M. and Sasha M.

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Supports 4 facts

2nd Air Division Association Journal — Spring 2007

Periodical · 2nd Air Division Association · Vol. 46, No. 2 · 2007 · Second Air Division Journal

Sources.

§ Provenance
Second Air Division
Page 357
Published
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