World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Ralph J. Guida
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Union County, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 460TH BOMB GROUP, 763RD BOMB SQUADRON AT SPINAZZOLA AIR BASE, ITALY. PILOT OF B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER 'GAL O MINE' THAT WAS SHOT DOWN OVER PLOESTI, ROMANIA AUGUST 10, 1944 WHILE ON A BOMBING MISSION. AWARDED AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.