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Richard, Joseph The War Ends
After the invasion of Okinawa, Japan and the dropping of the atomic bombs, Joseph Richard was eligible for discharge, but it would take another few
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Richard, Martin 1945 POW Death March
Martin Richard was taken to Gross Tychow, Poland [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft IV, Gross Tychow, Pomerania, now Tychowo, Poland] over several
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Richard, Martin Becoming a Flight Engineer and Overseas Deployment
When Martin Richard was inducted into the service, he could choose his branch of service. You could not volunteer, you had to wait to be drafted.
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Richard, Martin Captured in France
[Annotator's Note: Martin Richard's Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber was hit by antiaircraft fire near Caen, France on 13 August
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Richard, Martin Dulag Luft Interrogation and Gabby Gabreski
Martin Richard was moved to several different places. They were in some town between the frontlines and Paris.
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Richard, Martin First Combat Mission
Martin Richard's first mission was almost complete catastrophe.
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Richard, Martin Liberated and Going Home
Red Cross packages would come once every few weeks. Even though Martin Richard smoked, he saved his cigarettes. He would trade them for food.
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Richard, Martin Missions and Crew Members
Martin Richard's first mission [Annotator's Note: from Cheddington, England] was 6 June 1944, D-Day [Annotator's Note: Allied invasi
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Richard, Martin Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
Martin Richard was born in Grand Chenier, Louisiana, south of Lake Charles in June 1924.
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Richard, Martin Shot Down Over France
On Martin Richard's last mission, the British were pinned down on the beachhead around Caen [Annotator's Note: Caen, France].
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Richard, Martin Terrible Losses
Martin Richard does not really recall his first debriefing on D-Day [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944].
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Richards, Richard Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator’s Note: Richard Richards listens to the interviewer give the account of him being wounded out of a book.] Richard Richards was wounded i