Richard L Mansfield
Military
The chequerboard below the exhaust was a device created by Gentile and his wingman John Godfrey for quick identification in the air.
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Object Number - UPL 15399 - Fresh kill markings go on Don Gentile's P-51B Mustang 'Shangri-La', while he looks on. The sergeant painting them on is Dick Mansfield, Gentile's...
Dick Mansfield was the one-time assistant crew chief to Don Gentile for which he is most known for. Dick's hometown was Longmeadow, Massachusetts. After Gentile was sent home Mansfield took care of 3 other aircraft before being sent home in September of 1945.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38100448
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885109
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Shangri-La
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lewiston, ME, USA | 12 September 1919 | |
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Died |
Chapel Hill, NC, USA | 23 May 1995 | |
| Longmeadow, MA, USA | Hometown during 1940s |
Revisions
Combined with a duplicate entry:
Records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/4th-headquarters---ground.html
