467th Bombardment Group (H)
Research Site
Houlihan, Richard Joseph
Information
Name
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
Houlihan
Richard
Joseph

Serial Number
Enlisted:
20262990
Birth Info
Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:
06 Jan 1904

Unknown at this time
Residence
Place of Residence:
611 W 141st St., #2a
New York City
New York
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:

Place of Enlistment:
12 Sep 40

Brooklyn, New York
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:

Returned to US Method:
Air - Southern Route

Unknown at this time
Discharge Info
Date:

Place:
18 Jun 45

Passing Info
Date of Death:

Place of Death:

09 Oct 1962

Unknown at this time

Cemetery:


Long Island National Cemetery
East Farmingdale,
Suffolk Co., New York, United States:

Notes
Topic
No Notes at this time
Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
13 Nov 41
Released from Service
Battery F, 245th Coast Artillery
20 Dec 41
Re-entered Service
07 Feb 44
Roster of Flying Personnel Departing Wendover
789th
Staff Sergeant
E-0612 - Airplane Armorer/Gunner
Gunner
?? Mar 44
Crew #026-R0
789th
Staff Sergeant
Gunner
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
001
10 Apr 44
Bourges
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
003
12 Apr 44
Oschersleben
789th
Ball Turret Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
004
13 Apr 44
Lechfeld
789th
Right Waist Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
006
18 Apr 44
Brandenburg
789th
Ball Turret Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
011
24 Apr 44
Leipheim
789th
Right Waist Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
013
26 Apr 44
Paderborn
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
015
27 Apr 44
Blainville
x
789th
Ball Turret Gunner
42-52546
Southern Clipper
017
01 May 44
Ruisseauville
789th
Right Waist Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
020
05 May 44
Sottevast
x
789th
Right Waist Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
021
07 May 44
Onsabruck
789th
Right Waist Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
022
08 May 44
Brunswick
x
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
023
09 May 44
Florennes
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
41-29385
Double Trouble
028
19 May 44
Brunswick
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-52350
Volk's Virgin Vultures
029
20 May 44
Rheims
x
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
41-29368
Tailwind
031
23 May 44
Bourges
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-95187
032
24 May 44
Melun
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-95187
037
30 May 44
Zwischenahn
789th
Right Waist Gunner
42-95032
Silver Chief
040
03 Jun 44
Berck Sur Mer
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
042
06 Jun 44
Colleville-Sur-Mer / Port En Bessin
x
789th
Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
044
06 Jun 44
x
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
41-28750
047
10 Jun 44
Chateau Dun
789th
Right Waist Gunner
42-52623
Wabbit
050
12 Jun 44
Evreux/Fauville
789th
(AE) Asst. Engineer
42-52525
Six Bits
051
14 Jun 44
Beauvoir
789th
(AE) Asst. Engineer
42-52525
Six Bits
052
15 Jun 44
Guyancourt
789th
(ARO) Asst. Radio Operator
42-94931
Sack Time
056
18 Jun 44
Watten
789th
(AE) Asst. Engineer
41-29363
058
20 Jun 44
Ostermoor
789th
Ball Turret Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
060
21 Jun 44
Berlin (Genshagen)
x
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
069
02 Jul 44
Blanc Pignon
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
070
05 Jul 44
Le Culot
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
073
08 Jul 44
Fisme
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-94931
Sack Time
077
16 Jul 44
Sarrbrucken
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
41-28750
Thunder Mug
078
17 Jul 44
Haut Maisnil
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-52546
Southern Clipper
079
18 Jul 44
Troan
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
41-29363
Total Flights: 39
Total Combat: 37
Total Dispatched: 33
Total Credited: 29
Stories
Date
Topic
Author
No known stories at this time
Diary Entries
Date
Type
Author
18 Jun 44
Combat
Haenn, Joseph William

18 Jul 44
Combat
Haenn, Joseph William