Richard E Drowne
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) near Heide in B-24 'Little Joe' 41-28925
2nd Lieutenant Richard E. Drowne was born April 22, 1924. His next of kin were his father, Clarence Drowne, and a brother, Albert Drowne. His hometown was Chester, New Hampshire.
He was aboard B-24 tail #41-28945 of the 448th Bomb Group, 715th Bomb Squadron, when it crashed over Ruegen Island, off the north coast of Germany, on November 21, 1944.
Because the remains of LT Drowne and his crewmates could not be separately identified, they were buried together in a group grave at the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: No Nothing
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chapter, New Hampshire | 22 April 1924 | 2nd Lieutenant Richard E. Drowne was born April 22, 1924. His next of kin were his father, Clarence Drowne, and a brother, Albert Drowne. His hometown was Chester, New Hampshire. |
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Other Killed in action |
Rügen, Germany | 21 November 1944 | He was aboard B-24 tail 41-28945 of the 448th Bomb Group, 715th Bomb Squadron, when it crashed over Rugen Island, off the north coast of Germany, on November 21, 1944. |
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Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Brownsboro Road, Louisville, KY 40207, USA | Because the remains of LT Drowne and his crewmates could not be separately identified, they were buried together in a group grave at the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 10407 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database'
- A. van Erp
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10407