Name:
Richard J. Stone
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-820598
Unit:
359th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1945-07-20
State:
Connecticut
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Plot:
F
Row:
3
Grave:
23
Decoration:
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Richard J. Stone entered military service in Connecticut. He served in the 359th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group, as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on the P-51 #44-15181 during World War II. While on a training flight on 20 July 1945, 1Lt Stone was killed in an aircraft accident. He was the last pilot fatality suffered by the 356th Fighter Group during their time at Martlesham Heath.
1Lt Stone is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, www.americanairmuseum.com