Frederick V Richmond

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21971.jpeg UPL 21971 Charles F. Wagner Crew
452nd BG
B-17G-15-BO #42-31373 "Flakstop"

Standing Left to Right: Lloyd J. Freeman (BTG), Francis Shaffer (R/O), Fred Richmond (WG), George L. James (TG), Paul A. Chaffe (WG), Donald A. Porter (FE/TTG)

Kneeling Left to Right: Charles F. Wagner (P), Alan R. Willis (CP), Henry H. Gladys (B), Clyde J. Martin (N) 466th Bomb Group collection

Chris Brassfield

Object Number - UPL 21971 - Charles F. Wagner Crew 452nd BG B-17G-15-BO #42-31373 "Flakstop" Standing Left to Right: Lloyd J. Freeman (BTG), Francis Shaffer (R/O), Fred...

Shot down by fighters on the return from a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin and crashed near Staphorst, Holland on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31373 'Flak Stop'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-684435
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flakstop
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA 23 December 1915

Enlisted

Springfield, MA, USA 3 January 1942

Buried

7951 Staphorst, Netherlands 10 March 1944 Cemetery Staphorst ( Overijssel ) Row 1 Grave No. 5

Buried

22 December 1945 Margraten - BBB-5-122 Disinterment directive sheet dated 15 Feb 1949 9 Mar 1949 by truck to Antwerp Port Pier 140 Repatriated to the United States - 26 Apr 1949 - USAT HAITI VICTORY - arr: 4 May 1949 - NYPE Arrived Tuesday 14 Jun 1949 (1305) Easthampton, MA - escort 3219160 S/Sgt. Louis Silverman Service will be private - no publicity - escort did not attend Final burial - Brookside Cemetery, Easthampton, Hampshire Co. , MA Flag was presented to Clifford A. Richmond (father)

Buried

Easthampton, MA, USA 16 June 1949 Re-interned Brookside Cemetery

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

7951 Staphorst, Netherlands 6 March 1944
Easthampton, MA, USA 37 Park Street

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Changed an event label from "Enlisted" to "Buried".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2916 / MACR 2916, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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