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INGRAM, Richard Morrison - Date of
birth
14 February 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon -
Hometown
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-745569 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
733rd Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1944 - Place of
death
Lake Volkerak, 15 km northwest of Steenbergen, The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph J. Ingram (father)
Winifred C. (Morrison) Ingram (mother)
Claudia Ingram (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-28615 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Ginnie
Destination: Gotha, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 2895
More information
2nd Lt Richard M. Ingram worked as a furnace man for Sanddust Burners in Portland.He enlisted in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon on 20 February 1941 and served as an instructor at Moses Lake Army Air Base.
177 B-24s are dispatched but they are recalled when 100 miles (160 km) inland. Since they were over Germany, they sought targets of opportunity but strong winds drove the bombers over The Netherlands and their bombs hit Enschede, Arnhem, Nijmegen and Deventer.
The aircraft was seen to be attacked hit by enemy aircraft and went down, probably by Hauptmann Herbert Huppertz of JG2. It hit the water and exploded. No parachutes were seen.
Only the remains of S/Sgt Richard C. Anderson were recovered. The other nine crew members are still missing in action and are remembered at the Walls of the Missing at Margraten Cemetery.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1920/1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com