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Manley Oren RICHMOND
“Curly”
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Source : Robert (Ellen Marchese) | |||||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-401055 | ||||||||
| AGE | 29 yo | ||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH |
18 June 1916 Fredonia Township, Calhoun county, MICHIGAN | ||||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | MICHIGAN | ||||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Lucien E & Leonora RICHMOND Sister : Llewellyn W | ||||||||
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| FONCTION | Squadron leader | ||||||||
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| REGIMENT SQUADRON | 573rd Bomber Squadron | ||||||||
| DIVISION GROUP | 391st Bomb Group (Light) | ||||||||
| ARMY | 9th Air Force | ||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 17 August 1945 |
Source : Andy | |||||||
| STATUS | MIA | ||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | At sea about 110 km southwest of Marseilles | ||||||||
| PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN |
Douglas A-26 "Invader" - type C - s/n 44-35303
macr 14863 Mission : En route to Marrakech for a return to the United States Crash: Then leader of a formation of 3 "Intruder", the aircraft went in dive once stabilized at 8000 feet. A parachute was deployed and a canoe sent by a rescue B-17 none of the 4 crew members were found. | ||||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||||
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Memorial plaque in front of Marshall College in Michigan. |
Attestation de remise de la Air Medal au Mjr. RICHMOND |
Source : BluMoKitty | |||||||
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Class photo from 1930 | |||||||||
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Oakridge Cemetery source : William Kinney | |||||||||
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Source : Ellen Marchese |
Source : Ellen Marchese | ||||||||
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Source : Ellen Marchese |
Source : Ellen Marchese | ||||||||
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Source : Ellen Marchese | |||||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Victor DANIEL - abmc.gov - archives.gov - fr.findagrave.com - ancestry.com - 391bombgroup.org.uk - Findagrave.com |
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| PROGRAMMER | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |