Richard H. Carmichael in 1941
Photo via 19th BG Yearbook
Carmichael was one of the pioneers of heavy bombers operations in the Pacific. He was C.O. of the 19th BG in 1942 when it was the sole B-17 Group in the Southwest Pacific, leading the February 22-23, 1942 B-17 attack against Rabaul. Later, C.O. of the 20th AF, 462nd BG flying B-29s. His bomber B-29 42-24474 was shot down on August 20, 1944 and he spent the rest of the war as a POW.
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