Ryan Eugene E Maj

343rd FS - 01 February 1943 - 13 April 1945
338th FS - 13 April 1945 - December 1945

Assigned Aircraft

P-38H CY-R 42-67084
P-38J CY-R
P-51D CY-R 44-63231

Mission History

Not Known

Known Mission List

55th FG Mission #	Date	Location
09	03 November 1943	Wilhelmshaven
15	13 November 1943	Bremen
16	25 November 1943	Sweep-Lille Area (Blue Leader)
51	24 February 1944	Gotha
52	25 February 1944	Augsburg
78	22 April 1944	Hamm
87	30 April 1944	Tours
315	06 February 1945	Böhlen/Leipzig
323	19 February 1945	Railroad Rodeo - Germany
329	25 February 1945	Nürnberg
333	28 February 1945	Fighter Sweep - Munich Area
340	10 March 1945	Dortmund
343	14 March 1945	Hannover
351	22 March 1945	Schwabisch Hall
357	30 March 1945	Hamburg
360	03 April 1945	Kiel
362	05 April 1945	Nurnberg
369	16 April 1945	Salzburg
370	17 April 1945	Dresden
373	20 April 1945	Oranienburg

Air Scores

Destroyed
Probable
Damaged

2-2-4 343FS
1-0-0 338FS

Ground Scores

Destroyed
Damaged

0-0 343FS
1.5-0 338FS

Score Detail

03 November 1943 Me-109 damaged (air) Wilhelmshaven
13 November 1943 Me-109 destroyed (air) W/Bremen
13 November 1943 FW-190 probable (air) W/Bremen
25 November 1943 (2)Me-109 damaged (air) Lille
24 February 1944 FW-190 damaged (air) E/Gotha
25 February 1944 Me-410 probable (air) Augsburg
12 April 1944 FW-190 destroyed (air) W/Hamm
16 April 1945 Me-262 destroyed (air) Horsching A/F
16 April 1945 He-111 destroyed (ground) N/Landshut
17 April 1945 (.5) u/i a/c destroyed (ground) Leipzig

Notes

Entered service from Darien, Conn.
01 February 1943 - Joined the 343rd Fighter Squadron
20 November 1943 - Awarded the Air Medal
June 1944 - Awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
19 September 1944 - Returned from Zone of Interior and assumed command of the 343rd Fighter Squadron
13 April 1945 - Joined the 338th Fighter Squadron as Squadron CO

Awards

Memories

Additional Photo

L-R Maj. Ryan and Capt. Sorace (55th FGA Newsletter)

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