William C Richters
MilitaryAssigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Holzwickede 23-Mar-45. Mid air collision with B-17 44-8754, crashed Campsea Ash, Suffolk. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Section Eight
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Jefferson Barracks, Lemay Township, MO 63125, USA | 5 November 1942 | |
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Died |
English Channel | 23 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Holzwickede 23-Mar-45. Mid air collision with B-17 44-8754, crashed Campsea Ash, Suffolk. Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Based |
Horham | 23 March 1945 | Assigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Missouri, USA | |||
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Buried |
Tablets of the missing | ||
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Born |
Missouri, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia