Name:
Richard E. Knickerbocker
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
Unit:
34th Photographic Squadron, 10th Reconnaissance Group
Date of Death:
1944-05-12
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Cincinnatus Cemetery, Cincinnatus, New York
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
1st Lt Richard E. Knickerbocker, pilot of the P-38 Lightning 43-28292, was shot down by flak while on a reconnaissance mission in the Orne. Although he bailed out successfully, he was killed during his parachute descent.