Richard A Martin
MilitaryAssigned to 709BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Clyde Allen crew. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Frankfurt in B-17 42-31108 'Devils Mate' crashed 29-Jan-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2279
Awards: PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-746268
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Devil's Mate
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
Frankfurt, Germany | 29 January 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Frankfurt in B-17 42-31108 'Devils Mate' crashed 29-Jan-44. KIA MACR 2279 |
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Born |
New York, USA | ||
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Buried |
Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot C Row 27 Grave 9 | ||
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Rattlesden | 29 January 1944 | Assigned to 709BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Orange County, NY | Entered service from Orange County, NY. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2279 / MACR 2279, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database