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Facts and Events
_DCAUSE: Heart Failure
Bob was a top rear gunner and was responsible for gun maintenance (CFC). If a problem occurred with one of the 50 caliber guns, Bob would fix the problem. He was on a B-29 named "Hi-Stepper - Serial #42-65275 - Manufactured in 1942". The plane they trained on and flew to Hawaii and then to Tinian was the Werite. It was taken from them and replaced with the Hi-Stepper.
The plane flew 10 bombing or observation missions in the AAF's CBI (China-Berma India) theater of operations...plus 25 missions from the island of Tinian. Awarded the following decorations while assigned to the Hi-Stepper: Air Medal; Oak Leaf Cluster; 4 Battle Stars, and Presidential Unit Citation. Rank was a Staff Sargeant at this time.
Missions that I am aware of:
Date Place Plane Time Day/Night
6/1/45 Osaka Hi-Stepper 14:15 Day Mission
6/5/45 Kobe " "
6/7/45 Osaka Windy City 14:10 "
6/15/45 Osaka Miss Lead 14:15 "
6/17/45 Omotu My Gal Sal 14:45 Night Mission
6/22/45 Kure " 14:45 Day Mission
6/26/45 Osaka Robt J Wilson 14:35 "
6/28/45 Okayama Hi-Stepper 14:30 Night Mission
7/2/45 Kure " 14:55 "
7/7/45 Chiba " 14:45 "
7/10/45 Sendahi " 15:40 "
7/17/45 Numazee " 13:55 "
7/20/45 Fukui " 14:00 "
7/24/45 Kawaniski " 14:45 Day Mission
7/29/45 Amori " 18:07 Night Mission
8/2/45 Hachioji " 14:04 "
8/9/45 Fukuyama " 14:01 "
8/14/45 Hikare " 16:15 Day Mission
9/2/45 Tokyo " 15:30 Peace Treaty signed on the Missouri-This was just
a display of power.
After the war, Bob flew some mercenary missions. They picked up supplies at Saysan(sp?) and flew over the prison camps in Japan, dropping blankets, food, and other medical needs in the camps.
The CFC position is responsible for maintaining the central fire control system. It really
amounts to making sure all the components in the system are working. Care must be
given to ascertaining that gun barrels are not worn or warped from excessive use. The
head spacing is critical and attention is given to the way belts of ammunition feed into the
guns. The electrical chargers for each gun must be examined and tested between
missions. How much work one does is somewhat related to how much interest the other
gunners have in the guns. The CFC gunner is ultimately responsible for all the 12 50 cal.
Guns.
Cause of Death:
Pulmonary arrest - intra abdominal sepsis - atherosclerotic vascular disease.
References
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;)
Database online. Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, ED 7, roll 591, page , image 1024.0.
Record for Robert E Richey _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002), Database online. Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, ED 7, roll 591, page , image 1024.0.
- ↑ National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;)
Database online.
Record for Robert E Richey _FOOT: National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Database online.
- ↑ National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;)
Database online.
Record for Robert E Richey _FOOT: National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Database online.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;)
Database online. Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, ED 7, roll 591, page , image 1024.0.
Record for Robert E Richey _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002), Database online. Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, ED 7, roll 591, page , image 1024.0.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;)
Database online. Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, ED 7, roll 591, page , image 1024.0.
Record for Robert E Richey _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002), Database online. Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, ED 7, roll 591, page , image 1024.0.
- ↑ National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;)
Database online.
Record for Robert E Richey _FOOT: National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Database online.
- ↑ National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;)
Database online.
Record for Robert E Richey _FOOT: National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Database online.
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