Richard Paul Pettibone

Military
Sergeant Richard P. Pettibone, of the 303rd Bomb Group, enjoys a cigarette. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238800.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"Army life is great", says Sgt. Richard P. Pettibone, of the Duncan Y.M.C.A, 1515 West Monroe Street, Chicago. He is now with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Britain. "Tell the folks at home", he said, "Britain is wonderful and I am enjoying myself immensely". media-378923.jpg FRE 1055 Sergeant Richard P. Pettibone, of the 303rd Bomb Group, enjoys a cigarette. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238800.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"Army life is great", says Sgt. Richard P. Pettibone, of the Duncan Y.M.C.A, 1515 West Monroe Street, Chicago. He is now with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Britain. "Tell the folks at home", he said, "Britain is wonderful and I am enjoying myself immensely". Back home in Chicago he was with the Union News Coy, of 37, West Munroe Street. His parents, Mr. & Mrs. W.A. Pettibone, are at 307W. 4th Street, Fort Clinton, Ohio. Sgt. Pettibone was at the Del Paulk University of Chicago and the University of Tolego, Ohio. Ac 82. ' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 1055 - Sergeant Richard P. Pettibone, of the 303rd Bomb Group, enjoys a cigarette. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp],...

Assigned to 303BS, 8AF USAAF.





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Port Clinton, OH 25 October 1919 Son of Willett A and Elizabeth C [Pulschen] Pettibone.

Enlisted

Camp Perry, Lacarne, OH 21 May 1942 Camp Perry, Lacarne, Ohio

Other

Discharged USAAF

16 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Caro, MI 1 April 2000

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 303BS, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Hospitalised

Hospitalised - Acute cold. RTD

Other

Hospitalised

Sioux Falls AAF, SD Hospitalised - Acute cold. RTD

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