Richard Toler

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Damaged by flak on a mission to Chateaudun airfield, FR on 28 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-37754 'Who Dat - Ding Bat' returned to base and crashed off the coast after the surviving crew baled out. Killed in Action (KIA).



Henry, D. Crew, Cambridge AMC



Awards: AM(3OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Who Dat - The Dingbat!
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kanawha County, WV, USA 15 August 1921 Son of James Marion and Cora Mae [Litton] Toler.

Enlisted

Huntington, WV, USA 21 October 1942

Died

Reims Airport (RHE), 51450 Bétheny, France 28 March 1944 Killed by direct flak hit over target Reims Champagne Airfield A/C B-17G 42-37754 abandoned over channel. KIA. 28-Mar-44.

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Based

28 March 1944 Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF

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Sources

81st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx