500th Bomb Group ( Very Heavy )

AIRCRAFT COMMANDER

SERIAL NUMBER

NICKNAME

LAW

44-69666

BOTTELED IN BLONDE

source: Gary Rider
Moundsville Public Library, West Virginia

Honor States

500th Bomb Group Virtual Cemetery

created by Scott Muselin

The below sections provide considerably more details

Case History 111

The Lt Edward G Law Crew

Throughout these pages you will find the abbreviation

IDPF

INDIVIDUAL DECEASED PERSONNEL FILE

TSgt Raymond Carl Richmond was born in Cameron, West Virginia, on 19 October 1919.
A few miles East of Cameron is the border with Pennsylvania and
3-4 miles West is the farming community of Glen Easton.

The Cameron Magisterial District is part of Marshall County.

On the wall at the Marshall County Court House is a
list of men and women from the County who served in World War II.

Sgt Richmond is one of ~180 who died during the war.

Below is the Certificate issued by the American Battle Monuments Commission.

This is follwed by a photo of Sgt Richmond's name in the
Courts of the Missing, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

In Part 2 of the introduction are additional photos and documents concerning
TSgt Raymond Carl Richmond.

My thanks go out to the following for their assistance

Laurie Winters
Cameron, West Virginia, Public Library

Gary Rider
Moundsville, West Virginia, Public Library

Marshall County Historical Society

Scott Muselin
Jim Bowman
Michael Krehl
Roy Wall

Ed Lawson
1923 - 2021

Moundsville Daily Echo
~ January 1943

Moundsville Daily Echo
~ April or May 1945

AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION CERTIFICATE

source: American Battle Monuments Commission

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COURT 7
COURTS OF THE MISSING
NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC
HONOLULU, HAWAII

source: Sherry Harysch
505th Bomb Group, Very Heavy

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