Richard D McCord
Military
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UPL 52828
1st Lt Richard McCord, 401BG.
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat mission. Flew B-17 'Ice Cold Katy'.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32724710
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34702205
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight engineer / Top turret
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31300499
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Washington DC | 21 December 1922 | |
Died |
Apopka, FL | 3 March 1998 | |
Buried |
Edgewood-Greenwood Cemetery Apopka, Orange County, FL | 6 March 1998 | Edgewood-Greenwood Cemetery Apopka, Orange County, Florida |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=60