George F Richardson Jr

Military

He originally was assigned to the 8th AAF. 92nd BG at Bangor ME 14 July 1942, then to the 97th BG/341st BS at Polebrook in August, 42. 97th was deployed to Africa in Nov 1942, assigned to the 12th AAF and on 20 Nov 1942 his plane was bombed by the Germans while still on the airfield It was a direct hit and took 9 of the crew men. One sargeant was found wandering around in shell shock. Plane was B-17 'Hellzapoppin # 41-24376



Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart

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Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im

97th Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

20 November 1942

Born

Savannah, Georgia

Buried

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97th BG/ / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia