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Date of Death
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Place of Death
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Reference
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Details
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O-2005780
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1st Lieutenant
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Richard J.
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Rensch
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360th Fighter Squadron
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20th June 1945
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RAF Valley
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Crashed after take off due to engine trouble
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Cambridge American Cemetery
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Plot D. Row 1. Grave 16.
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Native of Iowa he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 4 Oak leaf clusters and the Purple Heart.
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