Henry Richotte

Military

Assigned to 344BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid in B-24 42-40208 'Sad Sack' with William Banks crew. 50 x combat missions. ETD



Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Sad Sack
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Voluntown, CT 21 June 1907 Son of Louis and Antonella [Roussie] Richotte.

Enlisted

Manchester, NH 23 January 1942 Manchester, New Hampshire

Died

White River Junction, VT 12 December 1977

Buried

Saint Marys Cemetery, Claremont, Sullivan County, NH 15 December 1977 Saint Marys Cemetery Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Other

Based

Benghazi, Libya Assigned to 344BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF.