Richard Thompson Bond
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Jack Cook Photo Collection
Object Number - UPL 27676 - 2Lt Richard Bond 20th FG
Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x Me210 shared. One of a flight of four P-38's attacking, in trail formation, a Me210 when another P-38J [42-67735] collided with his P-38J [42-67828] and they both crashed near Koblenz. 29-Jan-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2103/2101.
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH, American Campaign, WWII Victory, EAME (2 Bronze Star).
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-746072
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Arizona, USA | 21 January 1942 | |
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Based |
Kings Cliffe | 8 October 1942 - 29 January 1944 | Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 6 June 1943 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died |
Koblenz, Germany | 29 January 1944 | One of a flight of four P-38's attacking, in trail formation, a Me210 when another P-38J [42-67735] collided with his P-38J [42-67828] and they both crashed near Koblenz. 29-Jan-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2103/2101. |
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Buried |
Santa Fe, NM, USA | Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe Santa Fe County New Mexico, USA | |
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Born |
Pulaski County, AR, USA | Son of Alice P Bond. | |
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Other Flight training |
Williams AFB, Mesa, AZ 85212, USA | Flight class 43-E Williams Field, AZ. |
Revisions
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Bond
https://www.fold3.com/page/84592975_richard_t%20bond/details/
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=2103
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=2101
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17482864
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2103 / MACR 2103, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol 2, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
