Richard George Sedivec
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 52457 - B-24D - Valient Virgin, and crew. 42-40765. Flew on Ploesti mission and returned to base. RTB. 1 Aug 43. ...
Lt. Richard G. Sedivec was a B-24 command pilot assigned to the 329th Bomb Squadron, the 93rd Bomb Group, and the 8th Air Force, USAAF, in Hardwick, U.K. He Failed to Return (FTR) from bombing mission over Bremen, Germany, flying the B-24D, 42-40765, Valient Virgin, after he collided with another B-24D aircraft, Joisey Bounce, 41-24226, which had been shot up, and was spiraling down, out of control, missing a wing. Both planes crashed near Husum, Germany. Lt. Sedivec was listed, Killed In Action (KIA).
Awards : Air Medal, Purple Heart
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32465910
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Valient Virgin
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Berwyn, IL | 15 July 1920 | Son of Joseph and Mary Sedivec. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 24 March 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Denmark | 13 November 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen in B-24 42-40765 'Valient Virgin 13-Nov-43; collided with another aircraft (Joisey Bounce 41-24226, which had been shot down) . Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St Louis, MO | 6 February 1951 | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (group burial of both the Joisey Bounce and Valient Virgin crews) Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri |
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Based |
Hardwick | 13 November 1943 | Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Best Web - B-24 - 42-40765 - Valient Virgin
Best Web - B-24 - The Valient Virgin - Joisey Bounce
Best Web - B-24 - 42-40765 - Valient Virgin
Find-a-grave -Jefferson Barracks headstone
Joisey Bounce survivor and POW , Robert Cox, wrote a letter to one of the Joisey Bounce's crew's mother, explaining what had occurred.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2184 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
