Lest We Forget
Name: Daniel Wesley Richey, Jr. War: World War II
Rank: 1st Lieutenant Serial number: O-661 660 Branch: Army Air Corps
Unit: 432nd Bomb Squadron – a unit of General Doolittle’s command
Battle: Lt. Richey’s B-26 was “apparently lost as the result of attack by enemy aircraft” while returning from a mission to destroy the La Hencha Bridge in Tunisia.
Decorations: Purple Heart
Date born: June 18, 1917
Place born: Ragley, LA
Date died: March 1, 1943
How died: Killed in action
Place died: Tunisia
Place buried: Jefferson Barracks, National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
Home place: Box 30, Ragley, LA while in service
School(s): Ragley High School and the University of Southwestern Louisiana (S.L.I.)
Affiliations: Protestant Faith
Interests: Truck farming, cattle and dairy farming
Spouse: He was engaged to be married
Children: None
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Richey, Sr.
Siblings: Seven sisters and four brothers
Comments: He was called “Wes”
Data provided by: His sister: Nyla Rose Richey Foreman, 166 Richey-Reigel Rd., Longville, LA
Other sources: Copy of a letter from Henry L. Stinson was provided – and LCAP article
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