Elizabeth Ann Richardson ★ World War II Gold Star Veteran from Indiana
On July 25, 1945 Nurse Richardson was declared a casualty of World War II. ★ She served with honor in the United States Army. ★ She is remembered by the people of Indiana. ★ May her positive example inspire us. Working together towards peace, mutual respect, and equality for all.
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Service Details
| This Profile ID | 588294 |
| Name | Elizabeth Ann Richardson |
| From | Mishawaka, St Joseph County, Indiana |
| Birth Date | June 8, 1918 |
| Casualty Date | July 25, 1945 |
| War | World War II |
| Service Branch | Army |
| Specialty | Nurse |
| Unit/Group | American Red Cross |
| Casualty Type | Died non-battle, air crash |
| Location | France |
| Burial | Plot A Row 21 Grave 5, Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France |
| Remembered | 
Elizabeth Ann Richardson is buried or memorialized at Plot A Row 21 Grave 5, Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location. |
Additional Details
Elizabeth Ann Richardson was born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, the daughter of Charles Monroe Richardson and Henrietta M Mehlbach. She grew up in Mishawaka, a small industrial town on the outskirts of South Bend, Indiana.In 1936 she attended Milwaukee-Downer College in Wisconsin, studying Art and English. She played on the field hockey team and was an all around active participant in school activities. She later worked for an advertising agency in Milwaukee. Wanting to do something to help her country and work for peace, she left her job and volunteered in the American Red Cross. She was stationed in England and France during the final year of the war. On the morning of July 25, 1945, Elizabeth took a two-seater military aircraft to Paris to join the headquarters of the Red Cross. However the pilot, Sergeant William R Miller, struggled in the thick fog, and their plane crashed near Rouen. She is one of only four women who now lay at rest at Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Incident Code #4women-Normandy We identified 4 casualties in our archive related to the #4women-Normandy incident on July 25, 1945.
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Commendations + Awards
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★ Nurse Corps Badge
★ 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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• 925 Korean War
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• 134 D-Day Normandy casualties
• 6 Medal of Honor recipients
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• 925 Korean War
• 1,531 Vietnam War
• 212 Prisoners of war
• 2,036 Missing in action
• 56 Pearl Harbor casualties
• 134 D-Day Normandy casualties
• 6 Medal of Honor recipients
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