Richard M Lavender entered the service from Huntington, West Virginia on 17 July, 1943. He was born in Virginia in 1925, was white, citizen, had completed 3 years of high school and was single at enlistment.

CPL William M Lavender died in a tragic training accident where 2 light bombers collided over North Carolina on 15 Oct. 1944.

CPL Richard M. Lavinder ID: 35770479 Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Mercer County, WV Status: DNB

STATESIDE CRASH of TWO Light Bombers in Florence, South Carolina
1Lt. Joseph J. Brady was an Instructer at the Florence, SC Base
SIX men were Killed. DNB (Died Non Battle)

Barbi Ennis Connolly, 57th Bomb Wing Historical Researcher - 319th and 321st BG Historian, PRINCESSBARBI_B25@msn.com Information also gathered by Historical Researcher and History Team Member.Patti Johnson.

Richard M Lavinder