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Personnel

Lt

Richard H. REED

Richard H Reed

Lieut Richard Harold Reed BIRTH 17 Apr 1921 DEATH 11 Feb 1943 (aged 21) BURIAL Woodlawn Cemetery Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA PLOT Greenlawn Section

Assigned to the 100th Bombardment Group
Location:
Unit: 351st Bombardment Squadron
Rank:
Position: Copilot

Additional 100th Service Notes

Status: KIC
Comments: 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS (TRAINING)

Comments and Notes

Memo 1:
CREW

LT JOHN T. RAY P KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
LT RICHARD H. REED CP KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
LT DAVID I. DUNNING NAV KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
T/SGT ALEXANDER DEC KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
T/SGT LLOYD L. BALL KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
S/SGT MILTON D. JOHNSON, JR KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
S/SGT WILLMER C. FANKHANEL KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
S/SGT JOSEPH F. PERKINS KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
S/SGT CLAUDE W. SEIFERT KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS

351ST SQDN.....THIS CREW WAS KILLED IN A TRAINING ACCIDENT AT WALL WALLA. IT WAS THE ONLY FATALITIES THE 100TH EXPERIENCED ON TRAINING PEROID. (NEARLY SIX MONTHS)

VANCE R. BOSWELL, THE REGULAR BOMBARDIER, HAD A COLD ON 20 FEB 43 AND DID NOT FLY. LT BOSWELL JOINED THE CREW OF SAM TURNER AND WAS INTERNED IN SWITZERLAND..

Crew List

1st Crew List

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Rank Name Pos Status
LT RAY, John T. P KIC
LT REED, Richard H. CP KIC
LT DUNNING, David I. NAV KIC
Lt BOSWELL, Vance R. BOM INT
T/SGT BALL, Lloyd L. TTE KIC
T/SGT DEC, Alexander TTE KIC
S/SGT JOHNSON, Milton D. BTG KIC
S/SGT FANKHANEL, Willmer C. WG KIC
S/SGT FRANKHANEL, Wilmer C. WG KIC
S/SGT PERKINS, Joseph F. WG KIC
S/SGT SEIFERT, Claude W. TG KIC