Richard E Porter

Military

Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-Jul-43 in B-17 42-30150 'Exterminator', Killed in Action (KIA).



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Lloyd R Brooks

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34421576
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

William R Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20302487
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Lawrence C Burleigh

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34331971
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

William H Grody

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-670730
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Fred D Hodges

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-521124
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30150

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Exterminator
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Baltimore, MD, USA 23 January 1943 Enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 23 January 1943.

Died

Lathen, Germany 28 July 1943 Shot down 28-Jul-43 in B-17 42-30150 'Exterminator' Killed in Action (KIA).

Born

New York, NY, USA Son of Ralph E and Florence A Porter.
Anne Arundel County, MD, USA

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery Tablets of the Missing. Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands.

Based

Horham 28 July 1943 Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/record/529877183/american-battle-monuments-commis…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56302808/richard-e-porter
Removed # from A/C serial No to aid clarity and consistency

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" andin the Died event description section to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAporter1
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I am the Great Nephew of Sgt. Richard Porter. I am working on uploading a photo, but the one I have is a grainy picture from a newspaper.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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AAM DB Entry.
http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/american-war-cemetery-m…

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 214 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database