Name:
Richard Elwood Woodyatt
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
36381033
Unit:
535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-11-05
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Comments:
Richard Elwood Woodyatt was born on April 26, 1916 in Dixon, Illinois. He was the son of George Thomas Woodyatt and Ruth Whipple Woodyatt. Richard was a B-17 tail gunner assigned to 535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group. He was killed in action on November 5, 1943 during a mission to Gelsenkirchen, flying aboard 42-30852. His body was never recovered and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. He also has a cenotaph located in Oakwood Cemetery, Dixon, Lee County, Illinois.
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