Richard I Hibshman
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 2 November 1944 in B-17 #42106998 'Paper Doll' during a bombing mission to Bernburg, Germany. His plane was shot down by German aircraft and crashed near Annarode, Germany. Lt. Hibshman is buried in the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Hamm, Luxembourg.
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Paper Doll
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
2 November 1944 | ||
Born |
Myerstown, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 2 November 1944 |
Revisions
Corrected spelling of the last name per GENERAL ORDER # 512, IX Troop Carrier Command dated 9 November 1944: From Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Williams, and https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56061715/richard-i-hibshman
1993 457th BGA Roster, ABMC, MACR 10322 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10322 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database