Richard Toler
Military ROLL OF HONOURDamaged by flak on a mission to Chateaudun airfield, FR on 28 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-37754 'Who Dat - Ding Bat' returned to base and crashed off the coast after the surviving crew baled out. Killed in Action (KIA).
Henry, D. Crew, Cambridge AMC
Awards: AM(3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395070.jpg?itok=2ns1x3KW)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![The insignia of the 534th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395073.jpg?itok=aZdc4Eos)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
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- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Who Dat - The Dingbat!
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Missions
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- Date: 28 March 1944
Places
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- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Kanawha County, WV, USA | 15 August 1921 | Son of James Marion and Cora Mae [Litton] Toler. |
Enlisted |
Huntington, WV, USA | 21 October 1942 | |
Died |
Reims Airport (RHE), 51450 Bétheny, France | 28 March 1944 | Killed by direct flak hit over target Reims Champagne Airfield A/C B-17G 42-37754 abandoned over channel. KIA. 28-Mar-44. |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
Based |
28 March 1944 | Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF |
Revisions
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Sources
81st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx