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MILES, Richard C - Date of
birth
15 July 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Idaho -
Hometown
Canyon County, Idaho
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O 0766020 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
668th Bombardment Squadron,
416th Bombardment Group, Light
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
10 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Fontainebleau, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 31 | 62 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George C. Miles (father)
Olive O. (Sandberg) Miles (mother)
Harold C. Miles (brother)
Russell L. Miles (brother)
Barbara L. (Metzger) Miles (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-565 -
Data
Type: A-20K-15-DO
Destination: Arbonne, France
Mission: Training
MACR: Not available
More information
2nd Lt Richard C. Miles joined the Regular Army in Gowan FLD Boise, Idaho on 1 October 1942.There was one training accident during the month. While on a practice bombing mission on the 10th November, an A-20, piloted by 2d Lt Richard C. Miles of the 668th Bomb Sq (L), crashed about three miles south of Fontainebleau. The plane was seen to break through a low overcast in an unconventional spin--possibly an inverted spin. It struck the ground and was almost completely demolished. No one was seen getting out of the plane although the body of Cpl Samuel A. Pepe was found 500 yards from the crash, evidently thrown clear of the plane during the spin. There was no evidence of engine failure. Lt Miles, his bombardier-navigator, 2nd Lt William G. Kelly, and the two gunners, Cpl Pepe and Cpl Terrance F. Morrissey, were all killed.
Lt Miles was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Solers, France.
He is remembered at Stele Forest of Fontainebleau, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Settergren Family Tree, http://www.416th.com/Memorials/668-MilesRichard_Memorial.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Jean-Marie Grimler