World War II Honoree

Richard Robert Dahlstedt

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Dormont, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Robert Irwin

Relationship

Grandson

SERVED IN THE LIBYAN DESERT IN NORTH AFRICA. LOADED BOMBS ON B-24 AIRCRAFT. HE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE 512TH BOMB SQUADRON, 376TH HEAVY BOMBARDMENT GROUP. HIS GROUP FLEW LIBERATORS. THEY WERE CALLED THE LIBERANDOS. HE WAS KNOWN TO HIS TENTMATES AS 'SCOTTY'. THE PLANES WHICH HE WAS CLOSEST TO WERE BOMB BOOGIE AND STRAWBERRY BITCH. SERVED 7/4/42 TO 8/9/45. TRAINED AS AN ARMORER AT LOWERY FIELD IN DENVER, COLORADO. LAST 8 MONTHS OF FOREIGN SERVICE WAS SERVED AS A CORRESPONDENT; SOME ASSOCIATED PRESS.