Ralph G. Tissot

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. In 1944 became crew chief on B-24-11 (later named Top Hat), which he crewed for 88 missions without an abort. After four additional missions, the aircraft was transferred to 329th Sqdn. and came back to the 328th, eventually completing 123 missions.