Richard E Dickey
Military
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UPL 57848
2nd Lieutenant Richard Dickey
Original photo from the Duran Martinez collection.
Assigned to 441st BS, 320th BG, 12th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) from diversion mission to gun emplacements near Breisach, Germany. Flak hit over the target cut A/C B-26 42-95753 in two just aft of top turret, rolled over into shallow spin, exploded on hitting ground. Killed in Action (KIA) 23-Dec-44 MACR 11591.
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Taboo My Gal
- Unit: 320th Bomb Group 441st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Flint, MI, USA | 14 September 1942 | |
Died |
Breisach, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) from diversion mission to gun emplacements near Breisach, Germany. Flak hit over the target cut A/C B-26 42-95753 in two just aft of top turret, rolled over into shallow spin, exploded on hitting ground. KIA 23-Dec-44 MACR 11591. |
Grand Rapids, MI, USA | |||
Based |
Hethel | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 441st BS, 320th BG, 12th AF. |
Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery Saint-Avold Departement de la Moselle Lorraine, France. | ||
Born |
Kent County, MI, USA | Son of Earl Hezekiah and Lilla M [McCandless] Dickey. |