Richards Robert H.

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Robert H. Richards is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Anglo-American Memorial 1939-1945 (4th & 474th Fighter Groups)

Name:

Robert H. Richards

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-2044979

Unit:

336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-03-04

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Robert H. Richards was born on January 12, 1922, in Bronx, New York. He served in the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, as a First Lieutenant during World War II.

On March 4, 1944, piloting the P-51B-7-NA #43-6786 VF-G, he aborted the mission with engine trouble. He attempted to land the plane, wheels-up, in a plowed field 5 miles west of Station 153 at Framlingham, but his aircraft exploded upon impact.

1Lt Richards is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, 4thfightergroupassociation.org