Grosvenor W Rice
Military
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UPL 57131
1st Lt Grosvenor W Rice
Grosvenor W Rice Collection
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Assigned to 783BS, 465BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) from raid on Oil refinery in Blechhammer, Germany. When B-24 42-28853 lost a wing over the target he was unable to bail out. 20-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 9889.
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 465th Bomb Group 783rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Squadron Commander - Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 465th Bomb Group 783rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 22 December 1941 | |
Died |
Blechhammer, 92439 Bodenwöhr, Germany | 20 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) from raid on Oil refinery in Blechhammer, Germany. When B-24 42-28853 lost a wing over the target he was unable to bail out. 20-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12301.Failed to Return (FTR) from raid on Oil refinery in Blechhammer, Germany. When B-24 42-28853 lost a wing over the target he was unable to bail out. 20-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 9889. |
New Hampshire, USA | |||
Based |
Pantanella | 20 November 1944 | Assigned to 783BS, 465BG, 15AF USAAF. |
Born |
New Hampshire, USA | ||
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz Arrondissement de Liège |
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