Richard Leonard Altschuler
Military
56 FG website
Object Number - UPL 31039 - 1 Lt Richard L Altschuler
Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 6th Fighter Wing. Transferred to 61FS, 56FG 8AF USAAF. 69 x combat missions.
31-Aug-43 on a routine training flight in P-47 42-7917, vibration in the engine grew for an hour until the engine tore loose. Bailed out, landing in same field as the A/C. Returned to duty. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 1st Gunnery & Tow Target Flight
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Chris's Favorite
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron 61st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, IL | 16 November 1919 | Son of Harry Altschuler. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 10 November 1941 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Other Transferred |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 5 July 1943 - 11 October 1943 | Transferred to 6th Fighter Wing. |
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Other Promoted |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 11 October 1943 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Transferred |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 11 October 1943 | Transferred to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
22 August 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Sun City, AZ, USA | 6 March 2006 | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Other Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 5 July 1943 | Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm ;
