Name:
Armand R. Richard
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
11096678
Unit:
535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-11-05
State:
Rhode Island
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Armand R. Richard was a B-17 ball turret gunner assigned to 535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group. He was killed in action on November 5, 1943 during a mission to Gelsenkirchen, flying aboard 42-30852. It was reported that the power was out to the aircraft which prevented the ball turret to move. S/Sgt Richard was unable to escape. His body was never recovered and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, http://www.americanairmuseum.com