William C Rich

Military
media-33015.jpeg UPL 33015 Major William C.Rich, Pilot, 487th Bomb Group. Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 33015 - Major William C.Rich, Pilot, 487th Bomb Group.

13 missions in B-17. Mercy mission: food to Lenz, Austria; French Prisoner of War (POW)s back to France.



European Campaign Medal/ AF Reserve Medal/ Unit Citation/ AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

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Born

Glidden, Iowa 19 June 1924

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/RichCrew.shtml / self

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Object number: UPL 33014 - Major William C. Rich and his crew at 487th BG...

Object number: UPL 33015 - Major William C.Rich, Pilot, 487th Bomb Group.