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Lt. Ralph Vincent Shaffer: 1943

My uncle Ralph Vincent Shaffer, probably taken at Pampa, Texas during flight training in 1943. His B-24 "Ginger" crashed near Saarbruecken Germany on 26 August, 1944 after being hit by flak over Ludwigshafen Germany. As pilot, he was the last to bail out; other crew members stated that his chute opened normally, but no trace of him was ever found. View full size.

My uncle Ralph Vincent Shaffer, probably taken at Pampa, Texas during flight training in 1943. His B-24 "Ginger" crashed near Saarbruecken Germany on 26 August, 1944 after being hit by flak over Ludwigshafen Germany. As pilot, he was the last to bail out; other crew members stated that his chute opened normally, but no trace of him was ever found. View full size.

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