World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Joseph Mitchell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, FOUR MONTHS LATER HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE ARMY AIR CORPS AND SERVED AS A FLYING INSTRUCTOR FOR THE AIRCRAFT PROJECTS SECTION. HE LEFT THE SERVICE AS A CAPTAIN.