Details for Richard Preston Peoples| Rank: | Unit: | Branch of Service: | Enlistment Date: | | Lieutenant |
Pilot P47
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Army Air Corps
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Source: A Bicentennial Heritage-Sardis Presbyterian Church
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| Date of Birth: | Place of Birth: | Date of Death - Place: | Age at death: | | 11/2/1922 | Unavailable | 12/28/1944 - Dover, DE | 22 |
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| Family Information Prior to 1947 |
| Parent Name and Address: | Mr. James M. Peoples
(deceased)
| Mrs. James M. Peoples
Carmel Rd.
Charlotte, NC | |
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| Sibling Name and Address: | Mrs. H. J. Ford
Charlotte, NC | Rachael, Emma Harris and Margaret Peoples
Carmel Rd
Charlotte, NC | Sgt. James Peoples
Sioux Falls, SD | |
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| Education: | | Central High School, Charlotte graduate 1941 |
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| Military Posts/Deployments: | | Avon Park, FL | | Dover Airfield, DE | | Goldsboro | | Gunther Field, AL | | Marianna Army Airfield, FL | | Maxwell Field, AL | | Newport, AK | | Richmond, VA |
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| Employers: | | Federal Reserve Bank |
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| Promotions & Awards: | Wings
Awarded on: 12/5/1943 |
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| | Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: | One of four men who were killed when their medium bomber crashed at the field during a combat training flight.
Memorial service at Sardis ARP Church on Jan 2, 1945, and at Dover Airfield on Jan 7, 1945.
Burial in the church cemetery. The Miller- Peoples Bible Class is named for church members Richard Preston Peoples and Julian Miller, Jr., who both died in service in WWII.
Preston Lane in Charlotte is named for Preston Peoples. |
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| More Information Available? | | No additional information is available. |
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