Richard W Lambert
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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FRE 5112
Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Collided with another aircraft 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97239. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11069121
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31341484
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39283867
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-818923
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34526247
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 8 May 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Transferred |
14 April 1944 | Transferred from the 384th Bomb Group to the 306th Bomb Group on Station 106 Special Order #70, 14 April 1944. | |
Died |
8 May 1944 | ||
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 8 May 1944 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4555 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database