Arthur Bryan Richie Jr
Military
Photo courtesy of Keith Ritchie from the collection of Dora Richie Stovall.
Object Number - UPL 38068 - Arthur Bryan Richie
Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. 70 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN medals.
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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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pueblo, Pueblo County, CO | 28 September 1921 | Son of Arthur Bryan Sr and Helen [Divelbiss] Richie. |
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Enlisted |
10 November 1942 | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
22 August 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Enlisted |
8 May 1951 | ||
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Other Discharged USAF |
6 February 1953 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Pueblo, CO | 19 July 2000 | |
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Buried |
Swallows Cemetery Pueblo County, CO | 22 July 2000 | Swallows Cemetery Pueblo County, Colorado |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
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Other Promotion |
Duxford, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Based |
Duxford | Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Picture courtesy of Keith Ritchie from the collection of Dora Richie Stovall
Courtesy of Keith Ritchie from the collection of Dora Richie Stovall
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
