James A Rich Jr

Military
media-26175.jpeg UPL 26175 James Rich

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Object Number - UPL 26175 - James Rich

Shot down over Berlin. Escaped through Poland. Arrived Snetterton Heath 24 December 1944. Feb 15, 1945 Cottbus mission. The weather was obscured over the primary so the attackers hit the marshalling yards at Cottbus. M



Good Conduct Medal/ Air Medal w/ OLC

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The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Born

5 March 1926

Died

9 January 2017

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This is my wife's maternal Grandfather.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self; Snetterton Falcons pg 218, 235

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