Richard Morrison Ingram ★ World War II Gold Star Veteran from Oregon
Richard Morrison Ingram
World War II
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On February 22, 1944 Second Lieutenant Ingram was declared a casualty of World War II. ★ He served with honor in the United States Army Air Forces. ★ He is remembered by the people of Oregon. ★ May his positive example inspire us. Working together towards peace, mutual respect, and equality for all.
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Service Details
| This Profile ID | 103393 |
| Service ID | O-745569 |
| Name | Richard Morrison Ingram |
| From | Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon |
| Casualty Date | February 22, 1944 |
| War | World War II |
| Service Branch | Army Air Forces |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Specialty | Pilot |
| Unit/Group | 453rd Bomber Group, Heavy, 733rd Bomber Squadron |
| Casualty Type | Missing in action or lost at sea |
| Location | North Sea near Volkerak, The Netherlands |
| Burial | Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands |
| Notable Awards |
★ Air Medal
★ Purple Heart |
| Remembered | 
Richard Morrison Ingram is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location. |
Additional Details
2nd Lt Richard M Ingram was born in 1917 in Reedville, Washington County, Oregon. He enlisted in the US Air Corps at Portland, Oregon on February 20, 1941.He was on the crew of B-24 Liberator bomber #41-28615 "Ginnie" during a mission to Gotha, Germany. They were hit by enemy aircraft fire, then crashed and exploded in the North Sea near the coast of Rotterdam, Holland. We identified 10 casualties in our archive related to the #41-28615 incident on February 22, 1944.
◼Richard M Ingram :: Pilot
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Commendations + Awards
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★ Air Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ United States Aviator Badge Army
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
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• 711 Vietnam War
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• 35 Pearl Harbor casualties
• 26 D-Day Normandy casualties
• 6 Medal of Honor recipients
• 3,550 World War II
• 277 Korean War
• 711 Vietnam War
• 191 Prisoners of war
• 1,169 Missing in action
• 35 Pearl Harbor casualties
• 26 D-Day Normandy casualties
• 6 Medal of Honor recipients
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