James A Rich Jr
Military
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UPL 26175
James Rich
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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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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
5 March 1926 | ||
Died |
9 January 2017 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self; Snetterton Falcons pg 218, 235