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Richard U. Aguirre

Second Lieutenant, Army Air Forces

Service #O-733398

Assigned to the
64th Bombardment Squadron,
43rd Bombardment Group, Heavy,
5th Air Force

Died on May 21, 1943
At an Unknown Location in the Pacific Theatre
Officially Listed as Killed in Action - Executed
While In Prisoner of War Status

Awards:

Distinguished
Flying Cross

Air Medal with
3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Prisoner of War
Medal*

American Campaign
Service Medal*

Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal*

World War II
Victory Medal*

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Distinguished Flying Cross Award identified by the American Battle Monuments Commission,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters Award identified by the American Battle Monuments Commission,
Purple Heart Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces who, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received under any of the following circumstances:
Before April 25, 1962, while held as a prisoner of war in the same manner as a former prisoner of war who is wounded on or after that date while held as a prisoner of war.
Prisoner of War Medal Authorized for issue to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Armed Forces, was taken prisoner and held captive after April 5, 1917.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Awarded for military service with the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.

*Awarded Posthumously

2Lt Richard Aguirre entered the Army Air Corps from Idaho,

and his loss is recorded in the
Idaho World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 04, Elmore County
published by the War Department in June 1946.

His name is also listed on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.

The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
World War II Prisoners of the Japanese File, 2007 Update, ca. 1941 - ca. 1945 - Note 1

NAME

AGUIRRE RICHARD U.

RANK

Second Lieutenant

SERVICE NUMBER

O-733398

ARM OR SERVICE

Air Corps

SOURCE 1

American Battle Monuments Commission - web site

SOURCE 2

(No Data Entered)

SOURCE 3

(No Data Entered)

SUBORDINATE UNIT

64th Bombardment Squadron

ASSIGNED UNIT

43rd Bombardment Group (Heavy)

PARENT UNIT

5th Air Force

POW CAMPS NOTES

(No Data Entered)

Online Related Information:

No Additional Data Available at This Time

The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946 - Note 1

SERIAL NUMBER

O-733398

NAME

AGUIRRE RICHARD U.

GRADE, ALPHA

Second Lieutenant

SERVICE CODE

ARMY

ARM OR SERVICE

Air Corps

DATE REPORT

5/21/1943

RACE

WHITE

STATE OF RESIDENCE

Idaho

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

(No Data Entered)

PARENT UNIT NUMBER

(No Data Entered)

PARENT UNIT TYPE

(No Data Entered)

AREA

Southwest Pacific Theatre: New Britain Island

LATEST REPORT DATE

2/20/1944

SOURCE OF REPORT

Sources considered official.

STATUS

Executed, Died in Ship's Sinking or Result of Ship Sinking, Shot While Attempting Escape

DETAINING POWER

JAPAN

CAMP

(No Data Entered)

REP

(No Data Entered)

POW TRANSPORT SHIPS

(No Data Entered)

Online Related Information:

No Additional Data Available at This Time

The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) - Note 1

NO RECORDS FOUND

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