Richard Keziah Corbett Sr
MilitaryAssigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wake County, NC, USA | 7 December 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC, USA | 13 August 1941 | Fort Bragg North Carolina |
Based |
Duxford | 16 December 1944 | Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Crashed |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | 9 March 1945 | Belly Landing Duxford/Sta 357 Cat 3 damage Lt Richard K Corbett, 9-Mar-45. P-47D 42-27606W - 84SrS 78FG 8AF |
Died |
Kilmarnock, VA 22482, USA | 9 January 2013 | |
Buried |
303 S Main St, Kilmarnock, VA 22482, USA | 14 April 2013 | Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery Kilmarnock, Lancaster County, VA |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
Garner, NC, USA |
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Sources
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