Richard Hite Black
MilitaryAssigned to 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 4 x kills [1 Unidentified, 2 Me109, 1 Ju88]. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (8 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Black's Bird
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Centralia, IL 62801, USA | 30 March 1921 | Son of Wallis Lake and Mildred [Mooney] Black. |
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Other Transferred |
Wittering, Peterborough PE8, UK | 9 February 1944 | Transferred to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Wittering, Peterborough PE8, UK | 14 May 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Suspended from Flying |
Wittering, Peterborough PE8, UK | 11 September 1944 | Suspended from Flying Duty. |
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Other Transferred |
Wittering, Peterborough PE8, UK | 6 February 1945 | Transferred to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Grounded |
Wittering, Peterborough PE8, UK | 26 March 1945 | Grounded. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 28 May 1945 | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Livingston County, IL, USA | 26 August 1989 | |
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Based |
Goxhill | 9 February 1944 | Assigned to 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Enlisted |
Illinois, USA | Illinois | |
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Buried |
Chatsworth-Charlotte Cemetery Chatsworth Livingston County IL | Chatsworth-Charlotte Cemetery Chatsworth Livingston County Illinois, USA |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- King's Cliffe Memorial Edition
ContributorAl_Skiff
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