Richard Vincent Sable
MilitaryPhoto source: 452nd Bomb Group
Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH
Assigned to 730BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Sergeant Richard Vincent Sable was shot down 12-May-44 in B-17 42-37947 "Princess Pat". He was held as a Prisoner of War (POW) by the Germans. MACR 4816
Awards: AM (OLC), GC, American Campaign, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x battle star).
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Princess Pat
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Kenosha, WI | 23 March 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 7 July 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 12 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Baled out POW |
Dachsberg, Germany | 12 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Brux; shot down 12-May-44 in B-17 42-37947 "Princess Pat". POW MACR 4816 |
Based |
Deopham Green | 12 May 1944 | Assigned to 730BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
I conducted an interview with Mr. Sable and he gave me all of his service memorabilia
I conducted an interview with Mr. Sable and he donated all of his artifacts and medals from his time in service to me.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4816 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database