Richard L Bing
MilitaryCrashed near Stettin on 8/25/44 in B-17 'Cutie On Duty' #44-6171, Prisoner of War (POW).
Connections
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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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Rantoul, Illinois, USA | 4 November 1924 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 25 August 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
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Died |
Bradenton, FL, USA | 6 April 1996 |
Revisions
Added an association to A/C #42-30778 per the info in the A/C description section.
Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3159&mtch=1&tf=F&q=Ri…
Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3159&mtch=1&tf=F&q=Ri…
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
I am the nephew of Richard L. Bing, Michael R. Bing, of St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
I am Richard L. Bing's nephew, Michael R. Bing, and I live with my wife in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8286 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database