Richard Bills
Military | Sergeant | 490th Bomb Group
Member of the Montgomery Crew
490th Bomb Group Memorial, Eye
Other location
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Si Spiegel at the dedication of the 490th Bomb Group Memorial, 29 May 2016
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490th Bomb Group Memorial, before unveiling
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Information Board, 490th Bomb Group Memorial
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490th Bomb Group Memorial, Eye, Suffolk
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B-24 Crew - 851st Bomb Squadron / 490th Bomb Group. Sgt John E Ranes front left, flight engineer
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James Cole Crew
Detailed history
Dedicated 29th May 2016
Connections
People
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Robert Collins
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Navigator; Statistics | 490th Bomb Group
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William Gaylor
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier - 1035 | 490th Bomb Group
Member of Willis crew; Remained an Air Force officer until 1972, retired as Lt. Colonel; Was an Electronics Engineer for the Air Force; Did the same job as a civilian after retiring. Died February 1986. -
Arvel Hightower
Military | Staff Sergeant | Airplane Mechanic-Gunner | 490th Bomb Group
Member of Kinzler crew -
Morlyn Peterson
Military | Technical Sergeant | Airplane Mechanic-Gunner | 490th Bomb Group
Member of Tighe crew -
Elton Rightmire
Military | Corporal (5th Grade) | (687) Airplane Propeller Mechanic | 490th Bomb Group
Cpl. Elton C. Rightmire returned on the USS Queen Elizabeth August 1945. He unfortunately died in Richmond, New York on May 16, 1947.
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 05 June 2016 15:20:07 | usxpat | Created entry with name, known as, latitude, longitude, history and media associations |
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Laurie Atkins private collection |
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