Henry Richotte
MilitaryAssigned 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.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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. |
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