Richard S Hite
MilitaryHe was trained as a P-38 pilot trained in photo-recon but was assigned to the 9th Air Force's 326th Ferrying Squadron based out of Paris.
He was killed at or near St. Dizier airfield in France Jan 8, 1945.
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- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Transport
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- Site type: Other
![A B-24 Liberator of the 392nd Bomb Group successfully bombs an airfield near St Dizier, France. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], '7 Jun 1944.' [stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'NYP 21841 (KY). US PLANES BLAST GERMAN AIRFIELD IN FRANCE. A Liberator bomber of the Eighth US Army Air Force heads for its home base after helping to blast a German Airfield near St Dizier, in occupied France, where administrative building (upper right) burn fiercely and bombs explode on the dispersal area (](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380473.jpg.webp?itok=N7LVKsFH)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Robinson Air Base
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I have personal letters from him to his family in Edgewood, PA and all the official death notification and condolence letters. But I have no information on the circumstances of his death. Please contact me if you have any information. [email protected]