Name:
Richard Lee Mann
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-677820
Unit:
568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-04-20
State:
North Carolina
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Me
Plot:
F
Row:
10
Grave:
36
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
1st Lt Richard Lee Mann, pilot of the B-17 42-37890 "Big Friend”/“Rovin' Ramona II", took off from station 153 Framlingham, UK on a bombing mission over Cherbourg’s V1 launch pad. The plane was hit by flak at 1857 just after dropping its bombs. It spun out of formation with a wing and an engine on fire. It exploded in midflight, spreading debris over three townships. Mann was able to bail out but his parachute never opened. He also has a cenotaph located in Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina, USA.