Cecil A Richardson

Military

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31726

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Duration Plus
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 13 September 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

 

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a S/N and middle initial per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

 

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 8829 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database