. . . . . . "Ralph Cheli"@en . . . "Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . "206"^^ . . "Ralph Cheli"@en . . . . . . . . . "Prisoner of War ribbon"@en . . . . . . "13672"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "405"^^ . "1919-10-29"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "3"^^ . . "0"^^ . . . "1944-03-06"^^ . . . "1944"^^ . "Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg"@en . "American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . "Air Medal"@en . . "Ralph Cheli (pronounced \"Kelly\" /\u02C8k\u025Bli/; October 29, 1919 \u2013 March 6, 1944) was a major in the United States Army Air Forces and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. He served as the commanding officer of the 405th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) in the Fifth Air Force's 38th Bombardment Group, based at Durand Airfield, Port Moresby, New Guinea."@en . . . . "6874918"^^ . . . . "Air Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "1102438573"^^ . "110"^^ . . "Ralph Cheli"@en . . . . "Ralph Cheli (pronounced \"Kelly\" /\u02C8k\u025Bli/; October 29, 1919 \u2013 March 6, 1944) was a major in the United States Army Air Forces and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. He served as the commanding officer of the 405th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) in the Fifth Air Force's 38th Bombardment Group, based at Durand Airfield, Port Moresby, New Guinea. On August 18, 1943, while leading his group of B-25 Mitchells on a low level attack of two Japanese airfields, his bomber was severely damaged. Cheli pressed the attack despite the battle damage, then crash-landed his bomber at sea. He was made a prisoner-of-war and on March 6, 1944, was executed by his captors. During the period when his status was unknown, Cheli was nominated for the Medal of Honor, which he was awarded in October 1943."@en . . . . . . . . "405th Bombardment Squadron, 38th Bomb Group (Medium)" . . . . . . . "World War II Victory Medal ribbon"@en . . . "United States of America" . . . . . . . . "San Francisco, California, US"@en . . "1940"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "1940"^^ . "oak"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Purple Heart ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Place of burial"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "USAAF Wings.png"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "American Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . "United States of America"@en . "Medal of Honor ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . "service-star"@en . . . . . . . . . .