World War II Honoree

Richard Charles Daggett

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Newton, Massachusetts

Honored By

Linda Daggett Barrett

Relationship

Daughter

P-40 FIGHTER PILOT IN CHINA WITH THE CHINESE-AMERICAN COMPOSITE WING OF THE 14TH AIR FORCE (FLYING TIGERS.) HE WAS SHOT DOWN BEHIND ENEMY LINES, RESCUED BY THE CHINESE GUERILLAS AND MISSING IN ACTION FOR A MONTH. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOR HIS INJURIES. HE FLEW 31 COMBAT MISSIONS AND RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL. HE ATTAINED RANK OF CAPTAIN. IN 1943 WHILE STATIONED AT HARDING FIELD IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA FOR FIGHTER PILOT TRAINING, HE MET HIS FUTURE WIFE.