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WRIGHT, Richard Dee - Date of
birth
11 September 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire -
Hometown
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-808209 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
367th Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
11 January 1944 - Place of
death
On the land of Mr. H.A. Bessembinder
Nieuw Heeten, community of Raalten, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 7 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Campbell Wright (father)
Julia D. Wright (mother)
Jane C. Wright (sister)
Sheila L. Wright (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31538 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Norah
Destination: Halberstadt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Junkers aviation industry
MACR: 1932
More information
Richard D. Wright was an errand boy.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Boston, Massachusetts on 19 May 1942.
The plane #42-31538 collided with plane #42-31236 after being attacked by a FW 190 of II/JG26.
The plane crashed on the land of Mr H A Bessembinder at Nieuw Heeten.
All crew members of both airplanes, twenty men in total, were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR 1932, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Ab en Yvonne Toonen