Richard Fassl
Military
All information correct as on Roll of Honor board
Object Number - UPL 13253 - 93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Hardwick Airfield Memorial Museum.
On 3 Feb 1944, B-24D #41-24192 'Dogpatch Raider' lost an engine and aborted during a mission to Emden and during the landing attempt, a/c appeared to lose control and crash near Hempnall. Killed in Action (KIA).
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2nd Lieutenant Richard Fassl was born on February 28, 1920, the son of Ludwig and Mary Fassl. His hometown was Chicago, Illinois.
He was serving as the Bombardier aboard B-24 “Dogpatch Raider,” tail #42-24192, on February 3, 1944. The bomber, part of the 93rd Bomb Group, 328th Bomb Squadron, suffered engine trouble shortly after takeoff, and crashed-landed at its base at Hardwick.
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Cambridge, England.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dogpatch Raiders
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, IL, USA | 28 February 1920 | 2nd Lieutenant Richard Fassl was born on February 28, 1920, the son of Ludwig and Mary Fassl. His hometown was Chicago, Illinois. |
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Died |
3 February 1944 | He was serving as the Bombardier aboard B-24 “Dogpatch Raider,” tail #42-24192, on February 3, 1944. The bomber, part of the 93rd Bomb Group, 328th Bomb Squadron, suffered engine trouble shortly after takeoff, and crashed-landed at its base at Hardwick. | |
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Buried |
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Cambridge, England. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
ABMC, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
