Richard S Christopher
MilitaryAssigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 56SCS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Dickee Dee
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 326th Ferry Squadron 352nd Fighter Squadron 379th Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Sidney Slurp
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Des Moines, IA, USA | 5 August 1942 | Des Moines Iowa |
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Other Crashed |
1313 Moorefield Rd, Mission, TX 78572, USA | 11 January 1944 | Landing Accident Moore Field, Mission, TX Cat 3 damage Lt Richard S Christopher, 11-Jan-44. AT-6C 42-43977 - 504SEFTS |
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Other Crashed |
442 13th St, Dover, DE 19902, USA | 30 May 1944 | Forced Landing Engine Failure Dover AAF, Dover, DE Cat 3 damage Lt Richard S Christopher, 30-May-44. P-47D 43-25410 - 125BU 1AF |
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Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7 5LL, UK | 22 October 1944 | Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. |
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Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7 5LL, UK | 10 January 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Based |
Hitcham | 11 March 1945 | Transferred to 56SCS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Based |
Raydon | 11 March 1945 | Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Born |
Fremont County, IA, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations and place associations