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RIDDLEHOOVER, Joyce Clyde - Date of
birth
22 October 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Lincoln, Talladega County, Alabama -
Hometown
Lincoln, Talladega County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34338322 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
710th Bombardment Squadron,
447th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 March 1944 - Place of
death
Wesermünde-Bremerhaven, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
William M. Riddlehoover (father)
Olyn B. (Haynes) Riddlehoover (mother)
Dwight M. Riddlehoover (brother)
Frances R. Riddlehoover (sister)
Margaret O. Riddlehoover (sister)
Bernard L. Riddlehoover (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31112 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Paper Doll
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial areas
MACR: 2887
More information
T/Sgt Joyce C. Riddlehoover worked on a farm.He enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama, on 19 August 1942.
The mission of the day was to bomb industrial areas in Berlin. Due to deteriorating weather and dense contrails, the formations had to abort the mission. They turned back for home and crossed another formation. The airplane collided head-on with airplane 42-38075 and crashed with the loss of all on board both planes.
T/Sgt Riddlehoover is remembered at Eastaboga Baptist Church Cemetery in Old Eastaboga, Talladega County, Alabama, with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com - Missing Aircrew Report 2887, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Nadine Rosenboom, Eddie Dubiel, The Anniston Star - 17 December 2006, www.findagrave.com - Wrong Way