Richard J L'Ecuyer

Military

33 missions from 8 May to 6 Oct 1944. B-24 #42-52771 'Rough Riders'.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-52771

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Rough Riders

44-8604

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Section Eight
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Worcester, Massachusetts 20 August 1922

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Added a connection to A/C #42-99942 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/hall_crew_herington.shtml / self