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Ralph T. Simmons *** Army Air Corps *** WWII 1943-1946

 

Ralph entered the Army Air Corps in March of 1943 at Fort Devons, MA. and then Drew Field, Florida. Prior Ham Radio Operator experience placed him as a Radio\ Radar Repairman with Company A, 5th Platoon, 595th Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion, 5th Air Force. The outfit deployed the early warning of radar and I.F.F. "Friend or Foe Identification" radio signal identification around airfields in New Guinea, Bismark, and Tarlac, Luzon, Philippines. Also stuffed into his Shoe Box of photos are currency and other documents from that era.
 
 
 
 
 
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