Prayer Card from Lindy
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News article /Service Record
After training he was stationed on the Escort Carrier Petrof Bay* which took part in the fiercest battles of the Pacific *Wikipedia article details the Petrof battle engagements
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Naval Air Gunners Diploma
Medical Discharge
Discharge Letter
Ralph served as a "belly/tail gunner" on the Grumman Avenger (right)- a torpedo bomber of the type piloted by George H. W. Bush.
Grumman Avenger diagram
"Avenger"Documentaries:
- Role in the War in the Pacific
- Flying the "Avenger" - 1944
- USN WWII 1945
Aerial Torpedo Attacks
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