Richard Matthew McLaughlin

Military

Assigned to 7BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 391BS. Flew on Couse crew, brought plane home in June 1945.

 

Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), AF Commendation, WWII Victory

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 7th Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group.

7th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Conway Murray Couse

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron 7th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-833713
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois 6 February 1918 BornChicago, Illinois

Enlisted

27 June 1944

Other

Discharged

12 August 1968

Died

Riverside County, California 23 October 1973 DiedRiverside County, California

Buried

Holy Cross Cemetery San Diego, California InterredHoly Cross CemeterySan Diego, California

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/655512359

https://www.fold3.com/record/622126092/richard-mclaughlin-1918-us-veterans-affairs-birls-death-file-1850-2010

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98379998/richard-matthew-mclaughlin

 

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Sources

Son, Martin McLaughlin ([email protected])

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia