Silas Rhead Richards
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Colonel Silas Rhead Richards served on the planning staff of the 9th Troop Carrier Command for D-day and Operation Market Garden. He served under Gen. Paul L. Williams and Air Chief Marshall Trafford Leigh-Mallory. Subsequently he served as liaison to NATO in Izmir, Turkey and Base Commander at Pease AFB, Portsmouth, NH, USA.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: British
- Role/Job: Air Chief Marshal
Missions
- Date: 6 June 1944
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Military site
Revisions
Silas Rhead Richards was my father. I lived with him in Izmir, Turkey and at Pease AFB, Portsmouth, NH, USA.
Family archives in possession of Claude C Richards ([email protected]).
Air Force history indicating that Leigh-Mallory was in command of Troop Carrier operations and a photo of Leigh-Mallory with my father and other officers. UPL37218.