Gail A. Richmond

January 13, 1924 – November 19, 1943 (KIA)

KIA - 11/19/1943 on Mission to Gelsenkirchen, Germany in Aircraft 4231123

The gravesite in New Albany National Cemetery IN of 6 men on the Rongstad crew that crashed soon after takeoff on November 19, 1943. The site has been adopted by the James R. Andres family.

Memorial Day 2021

The original gravesite in England (Copy) (Copy)

Photo courtesy of Daniel L. Clegg

Re-burial at New Albany National Cemetery in Indiana (Copy) (Copy)

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November 19, 2018 (Copy) (Copy)

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Albany National Cemetery, Indiana (Copy) (Copy)

The marker for six of the Rongstad crewmen including our uncle is the only one in the cemetery that is flat on the ground.
Photo courtesy of Daniel L. Clegg

Photo courtesy of Daniel L. Clegg

Redlingfield Memorial (Copy) (Copy)

Memorial is near the site where the plane crashed.
Photo courtesy of Daniel L. Clegg

Redlingfield Memorial (Copy) (Copy)

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75th Anniversary (Copy) (Copy)

Redlingfield Memorial, UK
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November 19, 2018 (Copy) (Copy)

The Redlingfield Memorial for the 75th Anniversary with the 10 individual floral display and crosses for each of the crew members.
Photo courtesy of Daniel L. Clegg

November 19, 2018 (Copy) (Copy)

Story from Rob Morris’ Untold Valor

The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA) 29 Nov 1943

The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA) 03 Apr 1949