Name:
Richard A. Borrell
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-732462
Unit:
555th Bomb Squadron, 386th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-10-13
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Dinozé, France
Plot:
A
Row:
32
Grave:
59
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Richard A. Borrell entered the military service in New Jersey. He served in the 555th Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Group, Medium, as a First Lieutenant during World War II. Richard was Killed in Action on October 13, 1944 as a bombardier of a B-26 aircraft which took off from Beaumont-sur-Oise, France. The 386 BG target that day was the marshaling yards at Dillingen/Saar, Germany. Lt Borrell was most probably killed by a flak fragment. The pilot managed to bring back the aircraft to base.
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