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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Ralph William Freiberg

Hometown

Eitzen, Minnesota

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO HELD THE RANK OF PILOT OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 31 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 121 'EAGLE' SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND) WHEN HIS SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK VB (P8794) WAS ATTACKED BY LUFTWAFFE FOCKE-WULF FW 190'S AND CRASHED INTO THE ENGLISH CHANNEL OFF LE HAVRE, FRANCE ON MAY 4, 1942. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 69 AT THE AIR FORCES MEMORIAL AT RUNNYMEDE, ENGLEFIELD GREEN, SURREY, ENGLAND AND AT THE EAGLE SQUADRON MEMORIAL, GROSVENOR SQUARE, LONDON, ENGLAND.