Headquarters (IX Air Force Troop Carrier Command)

Headquarters
media-37218.jpeg UPL 37218 American officers of the 9th Troop Carrier Command in a photo-op with Air Chief Marshall Trafford Leigh-Mallory (first on the left). Silas Rhead Richards is fourth from the left. Rufus Ward is fourth from the right. This picture was taken 26 Apr 1944 at Eastcote Place, Middlesex, England.

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Object Number - UPL 37218 - American officers of the 9th Troop Carrier Command in a photo-op with Air Chief Marshall Trafford Leigh-Mallory (first on the left). Silas Rhead...

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

St Vincents

Based

Eastcote

People

Silas Rhead Richards

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: IX Air Force Troop Carrier Command Headquarters (IX Air Force Troop Carrier Command)
  • Service Numbers: AO-308992
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: A-3 planning officer for 9th Troop Carrier Command

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Sources

Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)

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