RICHARD ELLIOTT.
When Richard Harley Elliott was born on 15 February 1923, in Roff, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Thomas Elliott, was 20 and his mother, Bertha Arvelie Mary Drucilla Postell, was 20. He married Mary John Hall on 26 April 1945, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Cedar Lane, Matagorda, Texas, United States in 1935. He died on 25 August 1995, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States.

S/Sgt Richard H Elliott 448 Bomber Group/712 Bomber Squadron (B-24) No. 42-64447 named 'The Commanche'.
Page 2 of the handwritten E&E report by Richard H. Elliott:

"... Met by another man wating ... train ...ca 19 hrs to Toulouse. ? took to ... eat-strange men took us when stay with Joseph Corraze, 30 something, married, boy & girl. Met some of his relations. 30 days with him. ... ... .. /P. ... to station with Joseph - but ... ... Then Pero leaves, would catch up with him ... ... The next day men take me - Two Belgians (
Drapier & Soudan)  ... in train leaving Toulouse I .. ... To Montrejeau - 3 of us ... ... Met by another ... to woods - Two Belgians, Jan - ? Ca 2200 hrs in Sp ... stint walking. ... Toulouse ... ... invasion.
C.. with Pero, another
Belgian (Danhaive) and Dutch boy (Biallosterski). Walking sleeping ... ... 3 days - one of Belgians is in bad shape (Drapier) fat body. 16 June ... ... Spain -to long ... when lot ... ... - 2 into which ... ... ... to Barcelona - ca 3 kms from Graus ... ... ... police ... in jail. To - ... Chief instr N, R, SN ... find not who guide was. Met ... who been 8 years U.S. Night in hotel. Then to Huesca, stop Barbastro on way - ca 6 kms - jail - Call British Consul Zaragossa - Zaragossa - Madrid - Alh... - Madrid - ... - Gibraltar - Br....".
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HEADQUARTERS
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS
P/W and X Detachment
Military Intelligence Service


E&E REPORT No. 852
EVASION IN FRANCE


Richard H. ELLIOTT, S/Sgt, 18227023

12 Missions.                                                                                                          TARGET: MONS.
                                                                                                                          MIA: 20 March 1944.
                                                                                                                          Arrived in UK 31 July 1944.

715 Bomb Sq, 448 Bomb Group.


MEMBERS OF CREW:

PILOT                       O-724574    1st Lt  Myers WAHNEE           P/W
CO-PILOT                  T-061270    F/O  Suart K. BARR               MIA
NAVIGATOR                O-687939    2nd Lt  Royal D GOLDENBERG   P/W
BOMBARDIER              O-688674    2nd Lt  Walter S MASZEWSKI   P/W
RADIO OPERATOR        14166172   T/Sgt  Lawrence R REEP          P/W
TOP TURRET GUNNER   18214291   T/Sgt   Walter FARMER            P/W
BALL TURRET GUNNER  35420351   S/Sgt  William W. CORDRAY      P/W
WAIST GUNNER          11111234   S/Sgt  John C. COPPOLA          P/W
WAIST GUNNER          18227023   S/Sgt  Richard H ELLIOTT         NARRATOR
TAIL GUNNER             16057297   S/Sgt  Edward J McGRAW         P/W






E&E   Richard H ELLIOTT, S/SGT

We were hit by flak, and when our tail was about to fall off from vibration we were given the order to bail out. I jumped at about 16.000 feet and opened my chute right away. I landed in the back yard of a group of houses, and a number of people motioned for me to run. I saw a truck coming down the road and left without even taking time to hide my parachute. I ran to the nearest woods about 100 yards away and carried on for about a mile and a half, stopping to rest close to a house.  When I discovered that it was vacant I walked on for five or six miles.
I came to a shepherd who hid me until night and then took me to a barn where he sheltered me for six days and nights. At the end of that time he came to me highly exited and said something about the Germans and about moving. He left and when he did not return after a number of hours I started out again still in uniform. I came to a town and walked around the outskirts trying unsuccessfully for help at several places. Finally I found a boy who said that he would bring me food. After he fed me I waited until dark and then approached a man on a tractor. he took me to his house, sheltered me and gave me civilian clothes.
I was taken to a place from which my journey was arranged.

Compiled by:

D K EMERSON
Capt, US

No appendix B

Appendix D

1. I used the compass
2. I had a red purse. I used the maps and compass and spent the money chiefly for cigarettes.
3. I did not have passport size photographs.
4. I was lectured in Norwich in February. The lectures were valuable.



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