467th Bombardment Group (H)
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Ford, Richard William
Information
Name
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
Ford
Richard
William
Dick
Richard
William
Dick
Serial Number
Enlisted:
39275965
Birth Info
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Place of Birth:
26 Mar 1923
Unknown at this time
Unknown at this time
Residence
Residence at Enlistment:
Kingsley And Central St.
Ontario
San Bernadino Co.
California
Ontario
San Bernadino Co.
California
Official Home Town
Unknown at this time
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:
Place of Enlistment:
Place of Enlistment:
09 Jan 43
Unknown at this time
Unknown at this time
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:
Returned to US Method:
Returned to US Method:
Unknown at this time
Unknown at this time
Unknown at this time
Discharge Info
Date:
Place:
Place:
06 Nov 45
Passing Info
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Place of Death:
10 Nov 1983
Los Angeles Co.
California, United States
Los Angeles Co.
California, United States
Cemetery:
Unknown at this time
Notes
Topic
No Notes at this time
Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
18 Dec 43
Temp Duty - Kearns AAB
HQ, Salt Lake City AAB
Sergeant
?? Mar 44
Hospital Admission
21 Jun 44
Interned - Sweden
789th
Staff Sergeant
Engineer
09 Jul 44
Awarded Good Conduct Medal
789th
Staff Sergeant
?? Nov 44
Detached Service - Malmo AB, Sweden
?? Jul 45
Returned to Duty
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
042
06 Jun 44
Colleville-Sur-Mer / Port En Bessin
☉
789th
Engineer
41-28744
Fate's Fortune / Go Getter
Total Flights:
6
Total Combat:
6
Total Dispatched:
6
Total Credited:
5
Stories
Date
Topic
Author
24 Jun 1944
MACR 6234
James B Steere
15 Dec 1982
Mission to Berlin Recollection
Jasper "Jack" Robertson
31 Mar 1983
Remembering Sweden
Richard W. "Dick" Ford
Diary Entries
Date
Type
Author
No known Diary Entries at this time
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