William A Richter

Military
media-16089.jpeg UPL 16089 "The crew of Lt Kurt H. Schwarzin during training at Gulfport Field, Mississippi, in September 1944 (left to right): Back row: Arthur J. West (radio operator), Hugh L. Lamborn (tail gunner), Cyrus J. Parr (engineer), Clifton E. Rentfro (ball turret gunner), William A. Richter (waist gunner), and William L. Stone (waist gunner). Front row: Jack H. Oakman (navigator), Robert C. Kinney (bombardier), Kurt H. Schwarzin (pilot), and John E. Pilcher (copilot). All except Richter, who was not on the crew that day, were shot down and captured on November 5, 1944. [Pat Ziglinski]"

Lamborn Family Collection
The History of the 487th Bomb Group (H) by Ivo de Jong

Object Number - UPL 16089 - "The crew of Lt Kurt H. Schwarzin during training at Gulfport Field, Mississippi, in September 1944 (left to right): Back row: Arthur J. West (radio...

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Clarke Kinney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2061129
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Hugh Lawrence Lamborn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19172944
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Jack H Oakman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14170333 / T-127474
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Cyrus Gordon Parr

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39556835
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

John Earl Pilcher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34403159 / O-824562
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

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

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Object number: UPL 16089 - "The crew of Lt Kurt H. Schwarzin during training...