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| Pfc. Richard Livingston, 5th Bombardment Group, was killed in the Japanese December 7, 1941 attack on Hickam Field. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/specials/pearlharbor60/pearl2truck.html https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=68831 https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3783039&ref=acom https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/7Dec41/7Dec41-5.html |
Richard E. Livingston never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on October 4, 1917 in Ohio. His parents were also both born in Ohio. His father worked as a pipe foundry moulder. He died when Richard was five years old. his mother remarried a Columbus Ohio ice dealer. Richard had an older brother.
He enlisted in the army in the late 1930s and by 1940 he was stationed in Hawaii in the headquarters squad of the 5th Bombardment Group located at Hickam Field. The 5th Bombardment Group was equipped with B-17s and B-18s. Shortly before 8 am on December 7, 1941, 17 Val dive-bombers and nine Zero fighters swooped down and bombed and strafed the hangers and bombers parked wingtip to wingtip. Pfc. Livingston was very possibly one of the very first Americans killed that day. If he somehow survived the first attack, he was killed when the second wave brought 27 Kate high-level bombers and another 18 Zeros.
His grave is at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. After his death, his older brother Robert enlisted in the army and served for the next 17 years.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.
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