Richard I Hibshman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed 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

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

Died

2 November 1944

Born

Myerstown, Pennsylvania, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 2 November 1944

Revisions

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Sources

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

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Sources

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