Personal File · AirmanPassed 01 Aug 1943
R. E. Richardson.
Radio Operator · 329th Squadron · Of SC.
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
T/Sgt. R.E. Richardson (14073773) served as radio operator on the Ploesti mission of August 1, 1943, with the 329th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group.
His fate following the loss of the aircraft was not known to T/Sgt. Reed. Given the low altitude at which the bailout occurred, Reed believed the crew members were likely killed in the crash or fire.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Position
Radio Operator
Serial Number
14073773
Hometown
SC
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 01 Aug 1943
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 115
01 Aug 1943
Ploesti
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Interment.
§ At Rest
Cemetery
Florence American Cemetery
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record