Allan Barbour Richardson

Military
Lieutenant Allan Barbour, of the 303rd Bomb Group, plays table tennis. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943. [stamp] and ‘245696.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"He feels at home in England." 1st. Lt. Allan Barbour Richardson, of 538 East 89 Street, New York City, enjoying a game of table tennis. Aged 43, he was an illustration photographer in civilian life. He is married and has two children, Joan aged 16, and Peter, media-378928.jpg FRE 1060 Lieutenant Allan Barbour Richardson of the 303rd Bomb Group, plays table tennis.

Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943. [stamp] and ‘245696.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"He feels at home in England." 1st. Lt. Allan Barbour Richardson, of 538 East 89 Street, New York City, enjoying a game of table tennis. Aged 43, he was an illustration photographer in civilian life. He is married and has two children, Joan aged 16, and Peter, aged 13. He is a graduate of Princetown University. "I served a year with the Royal Air Force in the last war," he says "so I made a special request to be sent to England because I always recall the kindness and hospitality of every British family and friend I have met." ANY 49.' Roger Freeman Collection

Associated person from existing information in the caption.

Object Number - FRE 1060 - Lieutenant Allan Barbour Richardson of the 303rd Bomb Group, plays table tennis. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’...

He served in the RCAF during WWI as a pilot. Assistant. Intelligence Officer. He was the intelligence officer for Charles Cramner crew; he did the briefing and debriefing of crews. He served from June 1942 to February 1943.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

22 April 1990

Born

Chicago, Illinois

Buried

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Added association to the 303rd Bomb Group and amended middle name from initial 'B' to 'Barbour' - from caption info in photo FRE 1060.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

306th BGA Collection, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Lieutenant Allan Barbour, of the 303rd Bomb Group, plays table tennis. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943. [stamp] and ‘245696.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"He feels at home in England." 1st. Lt. Allan Barbour Richardson, of 538 East 89 Street, New York City, enjoying a game of table tennis. Aged 43, he was an illustration photographer in civilian life. He is married and has two children, Joan aged 16, and Peter,

Object number: FRE 1060 - Lieutenant Allan Barbour Richardson of the 303rd...