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Personal info

Full name
MOFFITT, Richard Carlisle
Date of birth
6 February 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
O-732886
Rank
Captain
Function
Bombardier
Unit
558th Bombardment Squadron,
387th Bombardment Group, Medium
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
12 April 1944
Place of death
North Sea, near Dunkirk, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
John M. Moffitt (father)
Wayne Moffitt (brother)
Jack Moffitt (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-107581
Data
Type: B-26-C45
Nickname: Black Jack
Destination: Dunkirk, France
Mission: Operational
MACR 3745

More information

Capt Richard C. Moffitt graduated from West Tech High School. He was employed by Astrup Awning Co.

He was sent overseas in June 1943.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Enlistment Record / Ohio Birth Index 1908-1964 / WWII Draft Card, MACR 3745

Photo source: FOHF, Cleveland Plain Dealer - 1 September 1943