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    Remains of World War II Airman to be buried in Columbia, South Carolina [Image 2 of 4]

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    Remains of World War II Airman to be buried in Columbia, South Carolina

    FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES

    06.14.2023

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    U.S. Army Human Resources Command

    The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. Ralph E. Richardson Jr., an Airman killed during World War II, will be interred June 17 in Columbia, South Carolina. Richardson was a radio operator serving aboard a B-24 Liberator bomber Aug. 1, 1943, when it crashed after being hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire during Operation TIDAL WAVE, the largest bombing mission against the oil fields and refineries at Ploiesti, north of Bucharest, Romania. He was 21 years old.

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    Date Taken: 06.14.2023
    Date Posted: 06.14.2023 11:35
    Photo ID: 7860105
    VIRIN: 230614-A-A4484-1011
    Resolution: 1085x1491
    Size: 166.9 KB
    Location: FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY, US

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