Eldon Frank Richter
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 57006 - T/Sgt Eldon F Richter, 303BG.
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Gilze-Rijen in B-17 42-5392 'Stric Nine' 19-Aug-43; shot down, ditched North Sea, off Hoek van Holland. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 285
Awards: PH.
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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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stric Nine : City of Albuquerque
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Waverly, Coffey County, KS | 7 April 1920 | Son of Frank W. and Carrie Gladys [Conger] Crump. |
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Enlisted |
Jefferson Barracks, MO | 23 September 1941 | Jefferson Barracks, Missouri |
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Died |
Off Hook of Holland | 19 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Gilze-Rijen in B-17 42-5392 'Stric Nine' 19-Aug-43; shot down, ditched North Sea, off Hoek van Holland. KIA MACR 285 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Molesworth | 19 August 1943 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Waverly Cemetery Waverly, Coffey County, KS | Waverly Cemetery Waverly, Coffey County, Kansas |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 285 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
