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AYLWARD, Richard Francis Jr - Date of
birth
9 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
East Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31308752 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Gunner -
Unit
585th Bombardment Squadron,
394th Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Guisse, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Richard F. Aylward Sr. (father)
Alice R. (Hill) Aylward (mother)
Alice Aylward (sister)
Dorothy Aylward (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-96057 -
Data
Type: B-26B
Nickname: Kitten
Destination: Saarbrücken, Germany
Mission: Not available
MACR: Not available
More information
S/Sgt Richard F. Aylward Jr. enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 6 April 1943.He attended high school for 4 years and was a checker before he enlisted.
Statement:
"On December 2 1944, my father Herchel E. Palmer and his crew were on a bombing mission over the area of Saarbrücken, Germany. Bad weather was a factor on the return flight and they were directed to bases in France and Belgium. The plane crashed somewhere in France and all were killed except for S/Sgt George Wolff. He died of injuries of December 10, 1944. My name is Sylvia Work."
S/Sgt Aylward was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Solers, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Massachusetts Birth Index / WWII Draft Card, http://www.ww2buddies.com/BG394.html,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Donna Cox Hill, Marcel van Aalzum