Richard A Stakes
MilitaryShot down 5 January 1944 in B-17 #42-31164 'Lucky Lady. ' Damaged by flak a/c crashe near Bordeaux. EVD
Larry Grauderholz said, "Flak took a heavier toll ove the target when our approaching bombers had to
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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France | 5 January 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2012 / MACR 2012; Snetterton Heath pg 89, 97, 314 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database