Richard served as a Staff Sergeant & Ball Turret Gunner on B-24H #41-28749, 790th Bomber Squadron, 467th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Monroe County, Michigan prior to the war.
B-24H #41-28749 took off, with a crew of 10, from Station 145, England on a bombing mission over Berlin, Germany. They were attacked and shot down by German aircraft and crashed near Uetze, Germany.
Richard was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 36578724
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28749:
Boucher, James R ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, OH
Condon, Edward H ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MD
Dreksler, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Hill, Leroy M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, AR
Milliron, George W ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, PA
Peters, Richard C ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MI
Williams, Floyd D ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, TX
Airmen who became POW's from B-24H #41-28749:
Burgelin, John H ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NY
Pittman, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Prokop, Frank P ~ Lt, Pilot, MI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Monroe County, Michigan prior to the war.
B-24H #41-28749 took off, with a crew of 10, from Station 145, England on a bombing mission over Berlin, Germany. They were attacked and shot down by German aircraft and crashed near Uetze, Germany.
Richard was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 36578724
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28749:
Boucher, James R ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, OH
Condon, Edward H ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MD
Dreksler, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Hill, Leroy M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, AR
Milliron, George W ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, PA
Peters, Richard C ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MI
Williams, Floyd D ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, TX
Airmen who became POW's from B-24H #41-28749:
Burgelin, John H ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NY
Pittman, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Prokop, Frank P ~ Lt, Pilot, MI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Richard served as a Staff Sergeant & Ball Turret Gunner on B-24H #41-28749, 790th Bomber Squadron, 467th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Monroe County, Michigan prior to the war.
B-24H #41-28749 took off, with a crew of 10, from Station 145, England on a bombing mission over Berlin, Germany. They were attacked and shot down by German aircraft and crashed near Uetze, Germany.
Richard was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 36578724
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28749:
Boucher, James R ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, OH
Condon, Edward H ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MD
Dreksler, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Hill, Leroy M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, AR
Milliron, George W ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, PA
Peters, Richard C ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MI
Williams, Floyd D ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, TX
Airmen who became POW's from B-24H #41-28749:
Burgelin, John H ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NY
Pittman, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Prokop, Frank P ~ Lt, Pilot, MI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Monroe County, Michigan prior to the war.
B-24H #41-28749 took off, with a crew of 10, from Station 145, England on a bombing mission over Berlin, Germany. They were attacked and shot down by German aircraft and crashed near Uetze, Germany.
Richard was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 36578724
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28749:
Boucher, James R ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, OH
Condon, Edward H ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MD
Dreksler, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Hill, Leroy M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, AR
Milliron, George W ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, PA
Peters, Richard C ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MI
Williams, Floyd D ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, TX
Airmen who became POW's from B-24H #41-28749:
Burgelin, John H ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NY
Pittman, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Prokop, Frank P ~ Lt, Pilot, MI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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