Richard R Norton Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 55885 - 2nd Lt Richard R Norton Jr, 492BG.
On August 14, 1944, pilot Norton in A/C #44-40172 was hit by fighters and anti-aircraft fire while making a drop to French Resistance. In a hilly area near Lyon, plane went down after the drop was made.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18191727
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39408365
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron 856th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-821120
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Lynn Bari II
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 856th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 15 August 1944 | |
|
Born |
Kings County, Brooklyn, NY, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 8422;
- Combat Chronology Supplements p. 541 and 194;
- They Flew by Night, pp. 221-222;
- http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm
MACR 8422 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
