Richard H Helbing
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by FW190s and crashed near Ruhla on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24 #42-100102 'Texas Refugees'. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
24 February 1944 | ||
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Born |
Toledo, Ohio, USA | ||
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, O 14 10 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 24 February 1944 |
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Sources
ABMC, MACR 2950, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2950 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database