Name:
Richard E. Townsend
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-823739
Unit:
3rd Air Base Depot
Date of Death:
1945-03-12
State:
Maryland
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
F
Row:
3
Grave:
57
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Richard E. Townsend entered the military service in Maryland. He served in the 3rd Air Base Depot as a First Lieutenant during World War II. He died on March 12, 1945 and was buried first in the Lisnabreeny Former American Military Cemetery in England. The cemetery closed in 1948 and his remains were exhumed and transferred. 1LT Townsend is buried now in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.