Frederick V Richmond
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Charles F. Wagner Crew
452nd BG
B-17G-15-BO #42-31373 "Flakstop"
Standing Left to Right: Lloyd J. Freeman (BTG), Francis Shaffer (R/O), Fred Richmond (WG), George L. James (TG), Paul A. Chaffe (WG), Donald A. Porter (FE/TTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Charles F. Wagner (P), Alan R. Willis (CP), Henry H. Gladys (B), Clyde J. Martin (N) 466th Bomb Group collection
452nd BG
B-17G-15-BO #42-31373 "Flakstop"
Standing Left to Right: Lloyd J. Freeman (BTG), Francis Shaffer (R/O), Fred Richmond (WG), George L. James (TG), Paul A. Chaffe (WG), Donald A. Porter (FE/TTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Charles F. Wagner (P), Alan R. Willis (CP), Henry H. Gladys (B), Clyde J. Martin (N) 466th Bomb Group collection
Chris Brassfield
Shot down by fighters on the return from a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin and crashed near Staphorst, Holland on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31373 'Flak Stop'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-684435
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flakstop
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA | 23 December 1915 | |
Enlisted |
Springfield, MA, USA | 3 January 1942 | |
Buried |
7951 Staphorst, Netherlands | 10 March 1944 | Cemetery Staphorst ( Overijssel ) Row 1 Grave No. 5 |
Buried |
22 December 1945 | Margraten - BBB-5-122 Disinterment directive sheet dated 15 Feb 1949 9 Mar 1949 by truck to Antwerp Port Pier 140 Repatriated to the United States - 26 Apr 1949 - USAT HAITI VICTORY - arr: 4 May 1949 - NYPE Arrived Tuesday 14 Jun 1949 (1305) Easthampton, MA - escort 3219160 S/Sgt. Louis Silverman Service will be private - no publicity - escort did not attend Final burial - Brookside Cemetery, Easthampton, Hampshire Co. , MA Flag was presented to Clifford A. Richmond (father) | |
Buried |
Easthampton, MA, USA | 16 June 1949 | Re-interned Brookside Cemetery |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
7951 Staphorst, Netherlands | 6 March 1944 | |
Easthampton, MA, USA | 37 Park Street |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2916 / MACR 2916, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database