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FOSHEY, Richard Herbert - Date of
birth
22 April 1919 -
Age
25 -
Place of birth
Sullivan County, New Hampshire -
Hometown
Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31068914 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
564th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 December 1944 - Place of
death
Rücklingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 16 | 48 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles A. Foshey (father)
Clara V. (Simoneau) Foshey (mother)
Charles H. Foshey (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-50662 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Patsy
Destination: Hanau, Germany
MACR: 11338
More information
S/Sgt Richard H. Foshey graduated from Springfield High School in 1938 and was employed by Vermont Foundries before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 25 February 1942.1st Lt Darold L. Shutt:
We were on the bomb run, about one minute before bombs away, when the lead ship, 42-95582 made two violent corrections with very, very steep banks causing the high right element leader 42-50548 to make a violent bank to the left. Aircraft 42-50662, apparently dropped below aircraft 42-50548 in order to stay in some kind of formation. My attention was directed away from the aircraft as we were concentrating on the bomb run. After bombs away, when I again picked up aircraft 42-50662, the plane was in flames, the tail section behind the waist windows was falling off, the right wing was in flames, and the # 3 engine was gone. Immediately thereafter the entire nose section exploded. No chutes were observed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Grogan Family Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – John Dowdy / Cynthia Krueger
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Cynthia Krueger