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416th Bombardment Group (L) Capt. Richard Burr ("Rick or Hawkshaw") Prentiss Pilot, O-789200 Killed In Action - Dec 25, 1944 668th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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416th Bombardment Group (L) Capt. Richard Burr ("Rick or Hawkshaw") Prentiss Pilot, O-789200 Killed In Action - Dec 25, 1944 668th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 02-Feb-1916, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont
Entered Military Service: Date: 4-Sep-1941 At: Rutland, VT From: Chittenden County, Vermont NARA Enlistment Record: Enlisted Serial # 11015817 Buried: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium, Plot G Row 14 Grave 15 On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry Overseas American Cemeteries American Battle Monuments Commission Memorial, Certificate Find-A-Grave Fields of Honor Database |
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Capt Richard B Prentiss VETERAN~WW II~KILLED IN ACTION Richard Burr Prentiss was born 2 February 1916,in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, theson of Dr. Orlow Frederick Prentiss and MarjorieB. (nee Elms) Prentiss. He had an older brother,Robert; and a younger sister. Barbara. He graduated from High School in Burlington, andattended Green Mountain State College in Poultney,Vermont. He then attended Syracuse Universityin Syracuse, New York, and enlisted in the U.S.Army Air Corps, as an aviation cadet, on 04September 1941. He graduated from SyracuseUniversity, in June of 1942. He was sent for training and became a pilot ofA20 Havoc Light Bomber aircraft. He wasassigned to the 9th Air Force; 416th BombGroup; 668th Bomb Squadron. Christmas Day, 25 December 19449th Air Force; 416th Bomb Group (Light);668th Bomb SquadronA/C: A20-J15 Havoc; Serial #: 43-21717MACR #: 11668On a Bombing Mission on the Ahutte Railheadat Losheim, Germany, Airplane hit by enemyanti-aircraft fire (FLAK); Airplane was seenspinning straight down to the ground withthe left wing shot off; one parachute seen.Plane crashed before reaching the target,near Losheim, Germany. All 4 crew memberswere Killed In Action. Pilot: Capt. Richard B. Prentiss ~O-789200~Burlington, Chittenden County, VT Bomb/Nav: 1Lt. Francis H. Bursiel ~O-749718~Whitman, Essex County, MA Armorer-Gunner: SSgt. Daniel M. Brown ~35514148~Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, OH Armorer-Gunner: Sgt. Alvin O. Wylie ~13170122~New Kensington, Westmoreland County, PA Extracted from Find A Grave.com |
See also Capt Richard Burr Prentiss Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF)
(FOIA request fulfilled by Government Information Specialist Bryan K. Jolly, Fort Knox, KY)
Disclaimer: IDPF files document efforts to locate, identify, move, notify relatives and provide final resting for Soldier Dead,
often months or years after death, thus some pages may contain potentially disturbing or distressing information.
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Click Here for information on WWII IDPFs.
See also MACR 11668 and Mission # 177
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Source information can be viewed at WWII Military Service Fatalities Sources
