Richard C. Amidon Captain, United States Air Force |
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Richard C. Amidon, 69, a retired Air Force Captain, died of cirrhosis of the liver June 5, 1992 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Washington, DC. Captain Amidon was born in Pleasantville, Iowa. He served for 23 years in the Army Air Corps and the USAF, logging 1,000 flying hours. After retirementfrom the Air Force, he worked as a private consultant until 1984. During WWII, he served as a bombardier in the China-India-Burma theater, flying 450 combat hours. On one mission over Burma, he was wounded when an explosive bullet entered the nose of his plane. He received the Purple Heart and the DFC, as well as other military medals and commendations. He was a charter member of the Association of Old Crows, an electronic warfare organization. Survivors include a daughter, Catherine Amidon
Powell of Alexandria; a son, Russell C. Amidon of Seaford, Delaware; and
2 grandchildren. Services will be held tomorrow at 9 am at Arlington National
Cemetery.
AMIDON, RICHARD CHAPMAN USNAF DATE OF BIRTH: 08/02/1922 DATE OF DEATH: 06/05/1992 BURIED AT: SECTION 67 SITE 792 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Posted: 23 August 2000 Updated: 18 July 2004 Updated:1 February 2006 |
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