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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Raleigh Shedrick Ragsdale

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Rotan, Texas

Honored By

Stephen Savage

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

He flew some 45 missions for the 356th Fighter Group of the 8th Air Force over Europe. First flying P-47's, then P-51 Mustangs. He was shot down twice in a P-47 but survived both times. On April 9th, 1945 while flying his P-51 'Big Lefty-Little Ann', he was Killed in Action when his plane crashed outside of Koblenz, Germany. He was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.