Photos and
History of the 446th Bomb Squadron from Lt. Ralph Axson, Jr.
Provided by his daughter, Mari Axson Armstrong
B-25 pilot Lt. Ralph Axson from St. Matthews, South Caolina in a classic military photo.
Article from the St. Matthews, SC newspaper.
Ralph's brother, Frank Axson, was a fighter pilot in the US Navy.
Sunday, 12 September 1943
446th BS War Diary: Group mission 121, Sqdn 96 composed of 12 planes. Lt. Axson
led the Group and 500 lb bombs were dropped on the road junction at Ariano Irpino. The
first elements to drop their bombs on the target, but the third element could not
distinguish the target and did not drop their bombs.
Tuesday, 19 October 1943
446th BS War Diary: Lt. Ralph Axson, S/Sgt Foley, S/Sgt. Miles, and S/Sgt. Ludwig
finished fifty missions.
Sunday, 7 November 1943
446th BS War Diary: Another rainy day and no mission. Capt. Griffith, Capt. Backer,
and Lt. Axson returned from a trip to Tunis and Oran where they have spent the last
seven days.
Monday, 8 November 1943
446th BS War Diary: Capt. Griffith, Lt. Axson, T/Sgt. Foley, and S/Sgts. Brei, Ludwig, Mercuri, Miles, Sawyer, and
Haresign were transferred to Port of Debarkation, USA.
The markers above are for Maj. Ralph Axson, Jr. from the 446th Bombardment Squadron
and his little brother, Lt. Commander Frank Axson of the US Navy. Ralph's daughter, Mari Axson Armstrong, recently purchased a brick
in honor of her father to be used in the construction of a War Memorial in his hometown of St. Matthews, South Carolina.
