William Wallace Richards Jr
Military
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UPL 23003
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Flew 32 ETO Combat Missions as Lead Navigator & Squadron Navigator from Dec '43 to Dec'44
DFC, Air Medal w/4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, EAME Medal w 6/bronze stars
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
6 November 1919 | ||
Died |
10 July 1994 | ||
Buried |
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Added an "O-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.
Added an Association to “Bungay”, the home base of the 446th BG.
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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the middle name field to the suffix field.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Page 386 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)