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Richard Peoples

First Name: 
Richard
Middle Name: 
Preston
Last Name: 
Peoples
Date of Birth: 
11/2/1922

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.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: A Bicentennial Heritage-Sardis Presbyterian Church

Personal Details

Education Details: 
Central High School, Charlotte graduate 1941
Biographical Notes: 
Federal Reserve Bank
Family Details: 

Mr. James M. Peoples - (deceased), Mrs. James M. Peoples - Carmel Rd., Charlotte, NC

Mrs. H. J. Ford - Charlotte, NC, Rachael, Margaret, and Emma Peoples - Carmel Rd, Charlotte, NC, Sgt. James Peoples - Sioux Falls, SD

Military Details

Military Branch: 
Army Air Corps Enlisted: 3-43
Military Rank: 
Lieutenant
Military Unit: 
Pilot P47
KIA Date: 
12/28/1944
MIA Date: 
NA
KIA / MIA Place: 
Dover, DE
Military Details: 
Avon Park, FL, Dover Airfield, DE, Goldsboro, Gunther Field, AL, Marianna Army Airfield, FL, Maxwell Field, AL, Newport, AK, Richmond, VA
Awards: 
Wings - 12/5/1943
Source: 

newsprint and Sardis Presbyterian Church book

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