Richard B Malone
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 48101
All pictures are from my personal files/collection of pictures handed down from my Great Uncle James (Jim) Malone, Uncle to my father Michael Edward Malone.
Killed in Action on 31 December 1944 in AC 44-8352.
DFC/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-722826
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-773313
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-805267
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15343959
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36856047
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 31 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in action |
31 December 1944 | ||
Born |
California | ||
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Richard Malone rests at Plot A, Row 33, Grave 3 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998, ABMC, MACR 11235, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php