Name:
Richard D. Taggart
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-695109
Unit:
10th Fighter Squadron, 50th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-07-30
State:
Colorado
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
D
Row:
6
Grave:
11
Decoration:
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt Richard D. Taggart, pilot of the P-47 Thunderbolt 43-25529, took off from A-10 on an armed reconnaissance north of Granville. He was shot down by small arms fire while flying at low altitude at 2115.