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